Selection of Sucessor High-Judge

[Ingemar Nordgren]

Hi,

I have treated the matter in my  book, The Well Spring of the Goths, iUniverse, Lincoln, Shanghai and N.Y. 2004. I have found that a kindins was taken from some few noble families and often was hereditary. Still they were formally elected by the council of reiks/kuningaz which the kindins headed performing the function of the earlier sacral king. Kindins  simply means kins leader, family leader, coordinator of the different kunjas/kins and mich be connected with the Nordic administrative system of family based "kinds". Hence he was no king but was restricted by the same rules as were valid for sacral kings.

Ingemar

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> This is great.  Thank you very much.  Both of those books will be on my book 
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> Hi there,
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> I'm no expert, but found these references:
> http://books.google.com/books?id=xsQxcJvaLjAC&pg=PA69&lpg=PA69&dq=high+judge+goths&source=bl&ots=cWwmE3QjO2&sig=KS0JsKt-1F76KsAPNC3FQTmQzW0&hl=en&ei=Ii8uToveO87dgQf649ylAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=3&ved=0CCoQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=judge&f=false
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> http://books.google.com/books?id=xsQxcJvaLjAC&pg=PA95&dq=high+judge+goths&hl=en&ei=jy8uTpmQOqmp0AGUw6GjAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCkQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=high%20judge%20goths&f=false
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> I think it may help you understand the judgeship of the Goths.
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> Jeff
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> "I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other 
> one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they 
> are always locking three."Â  -- Elayne Boosler 
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> I was wondering if someone could answer a question for me.
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> I think I am right in stating that the Danubian Goths had no King.  They had 
> instead a high-judge.
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> My guess is that this position was not hereditary, and when one judge stepped 
> down or died, another was chosen.
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> My question is, can someone either tell me or direct me to some source, that 
> would explain how were they chosen, and what was the process of selection and 
> confirmation?
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> Thank you guys very much.
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> Tom
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