Lets Talk Adrianople

[Alanus]

The Grethungi and Tervingi both crossed the rhine in 376: The Tervingi were welcome, the Grethungi were not.

The Rhine is a long way from the Ister, but we know what you meant, not what you said. :grin:

As you say, the Greutungi never had permission to cross the river. This didn't stop them, and the "Two Duces" (Alatheus and Safrax) led them across shortly after Fritigern's group passed over. As Michael has noted, the Greutungi were well-Sarmatized, particularly in the deployment and fine art of cavalry. Among this group of "three peoples," we also find a contingent of Huns. And this is the group that broke the Roman back at Adrianople. Videric the boy king was never mentioned again after crossing the Ister, so possibly he died along with his branch of the Amals. :unsure:

Kim seems to be right on the money, and the Amal origin could well be Alanic. The Eastern Goths in Ermaneric's time had been living next-door to the Alans for generations.