Getii sau gotii din Scandinavia

Scandinavian Goths
Fragment tradus

Paul Siding begins his history of Scandinavia by saying, “The present inhabitants of Denmark, as well as of Norway and Sweden, are successors of the enormous Gothic tribe formerly dwelling round about the Black Sea” (page 19, Scandinavian Races).

Notice that both the Svear and the Goths came from the area of the Black Sea. At the mouth of the Danube on the western shore is the area of Getae and Dacia in Roman times. According to Procopius, who wrote his history in the fifth century, Romans “say that the Goths are of the Getic race” (Book V. xxiv, 30).

The Getae are mentioned in the history of Herodotus (fifth century B.C.). In the translation by George Rawlinson, his brother Sir Henry gives this footnote: “The identity of the Getae with the Goths of later times is more than a plausible conjecture. It may be regarded as historically certain” (Vol. III, page 84, 1862 edition).

Jordanes, the best known Gothic historian, always speaks of the Getae and Goths as one people. He also calls them “Scythae.”

We find more evidence in other historical accounts. For example, “The Pictish Chronicle declares that the Scythians and Goths had a common origin” (page 216, The Races of Ireland and Scotland by W. C. Mackenzie).

The evidence also indicates that the Getae were the same kind of people as the Dacians. They both spoke the same language according to Strabo (7.3.13). Pliny says that the Getae were called Dacians by the Romans (Book IV, xxi, 80).

Duchesne, who collected the Norman chronicles in the seventeenth century, has no doubt whatever that the Normans were Dacians and consistently calls them by that name in his preface.

Dudo, who wrote the earliest history of the Normans in the tenth century, also had no doubt that they came from Scythia beyond the Danube. He also said they were Dacians.

by Robert C. Boraker
(This article was published in The Plain Truth, Norwegian Edition, July/August 1984, p.10.)


Paul Siding isi incepe a sa istorie a Scandinaviei spunand, "Actualii locuitori ai Danemarcei, Norvegiei si Suediei, sunt urmasii enormului trib gotic care isi are originile in jurul Marii Negre" (pagina 19, Rasele Scandinave).
Luati aminte ca atat Svearii, cat si Gotii au venit din zona Marii Negre. La gurile Dunarii, pe tarmul vestic este zona Getilor si Dacia in timpurile Romanilor. Dupa Procopius, care si-a scris istoriile in secolul al cincilea, Romanii "spun ca Gotii sunt parte a rasei Getice" (Cartea V. xxiv, 30).
Getii sunt mentionati in opera lui Herodot (secolul cinci, i.e.n.). In traducerea lui George Rawlinson, fratele sau Sir Henry scrie aceasta nota de subsol: "Faptul ca Getii sunt identici cu Gotii de mai tarziu este mai mult decat o conjuctura plauzibila. Poate fi privit ca o certitudine istorica" (Vol. III, pagina 84, editia din 1862).
Jordanes, cel mai cunoscut istoric al Gotilor, vorbeste intotdeuna de Geti si Goti ca de un popor. El ii mai numeste si "Sciti".
Mai gasim dovezi si in alte relatari istorice. De exemplu, "Cronica Picta declara ca Scitii si Gotii au o origine comuna" (pagina 216, Rasele Irlandei si Scotiei de W.C. Mackenzie).
Dovezile mai indica si faptul ca Getii erau acelasi popor cu Dacii. Ei vorbeau aceeasi limba, spune Strabon (7.3.13). Plinius spune ca Getii erau numiti Daci de Romani (cartea IV, xxi, 80).
Duchesne, care a cules cronicile normande in secolul al XVII-lea, nu are niciun dubiu ca Normanzii erau Dacii, asadar ii numeste astfel in prefata sa.
Dudo, care a scris cea mai veche istorie a Normanzilor in secolul zece, considera ca ei veneau din Scitia de peste Dunare. El mai spune ca ei erau Daci.

De Robert C. Boraker
(Acest articol a fost publicat in The Plain Truth, editie norvegiana, iulie/august 1984, p. 10)

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