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<blockquote data-quote="fusangite" data-source="post: 853032" data-attributes="member: 7240"><p>Not a lot is known. There is a great deal of conjecture. A few things that are known -- the various Germanic federati of the empire appear to have come from this region originally. We also know that by the late imperial period 300-500, the ethnic makeup of the region was much as it is today except that the Geats and Jutes were distinct national identities. </p><p></p><p>One thing historians are fairly certain of -- the naval technology of the Viking period was developed fairly soon before the raids began. Previous naval technology had apparently been less sophisticated. </p><p></p><p>In the period from 500 BC to 500 CE, it is clear that the region underwent very significant changes in ethnic makeup and population. </p><p></p><p>Starting in the 4th or 5th century, the migration of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes to Britain began. This is a period of which there is very little actual primary historical data to go from.</p><p></p><p>The terms Norman, Northman and Viking originate in the 8th and 9th centuries. You're better off treating the people of the region as separate but similar ethnicities.</p><p></p><p>As for the Russia hypothesis, recent scholarship has cast serious doubt on the Russians being substantially German in origin though it may be true that their first (Rurikovich) dynasty was founded by a Northman.</p><p></p><p>I'm not a Norse mythology expert but it should be noted that the tribes who left the region earlier (such as the Goths) appear to have worshipped different gods. As I understand it, a key god in the Gothic pantheon was Xoanon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fusangite, post: 853032, member: 7240"] Not a lot is known. There is a great deal of conjecture. A few things that are known -- the various Germanic federati of the empire appear to have come from this region originally. We also know that by the late imperial period 300-500, the ethnic makeup of the region was much as it is today except that the Geats and Jutes were distinct national identities. One thing historians are fairly certain of -- the naval technology of the Viking period was developed fairly soon before the raids began. Previous naval technology had apparently been less sophisticated. In the period from 500 BC to 500 CE, it is clear that the region underwent very significant changes in ethnic makeup and population. Starting in the 4th or 5th century, the migration of the Angles, Saxons and Jutes to Britain began. This is a period of which there is very little actual primary historical data to go from. The terms Norman, Northman and Viking originate in the 8th and 9th centuries. You're better off treating the people of the region as separate but similar ethnicities. As for the Russia hypothesis, recent scholarship has cast serious doubt on the Russians being substantially German in origin though it may be true that their first (Rurikovich) dynasty was founded by a Northman. I'm not a Norse mythology expert but it should be noted that the tribes who left the region earlier (such as the Goths) appear to have worshipped different gods. As I understand it, a key god in the Gothic pantheon was Xoanon. [/QUOTE]
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