@Ahmed_Alhasania > alongside Crimean Goths, who were still there in 13thC based on William of Rubruk, but they weren't necessarily >
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@Ahmed_Alhasania > dominant popn on Crimea then... May be suggestive & noteworthy that Saxi were mistaken for Goths in mid13thC too...!3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@caitlinrgreen Loewe suggested that Crimean Goths were Danes & Shepard considered them Goths influenced by Anglo-Saxons & Varangians. >1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen Were Crimean Goths in 16th century Danes from British Isles & their language developed in Britain, & influenced by Gothic?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen their epic journey is Scandinavian.What language did British Danes speak in1066? Was their language mixture of Old Norse&OE?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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Local dialect very Scandinavianised in east, but don't forget that some of place-names suggest southern origin etc...
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@caitlinrgreen so they were manly A-Saxons, with some British Scandinavians; but this doesn't solve the mystery of Crimean Goths in 16th C.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen if Crimean Goths in 15th century were Danes in origin, so what is their original language? & What is their original name?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen Crimean Goths, according to Crimean source, were assimilated by Huns, because Goths refused to withdraw to the mountains.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@caitlinrgreen if this source is reliable, it means Crimean Goths in 16th c. were either A-Saxons or M. L.German speakers e.g. Hanseatic.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
Sadly, so difficult to know exactly what was going on there in that era :(
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@caitlinrgreen Thanks. Do you think place name: Rodina, came from Gothic origin? I see it's feminine personal name in Scotland.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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