02-06-2010, 07:13 PM
E[b]vening Alanus, or morning. I trust your power is still on!
A few answers for you.
Taifali...In years of Sarmatian studies I have never heard them mentioned in any record until they appear in company of the Goths in the latter's Pontus state.. I agree with those who say they wre sarmatianised and became cav.
There were, as you say, countless Alan/Goth marriages and "couplings". Much as they loathed each other (nothing changes) they also used each other. The loathing, I have always supposed that incompatible law in terms of ownerships and inheritance dut to different origins caused endless hatred.
"Peoples of the forested west" ??? Sarmatians??? Nope. Cant support that. Not many trees East of the Euxine Meer! They might have picked up a bear tradition from the Goths in the latter days, though. They did have a pantheon rich with wolves, eagles, cows, horses and deer. The white wolf, it seems, was king of all these animals. There are recrods of Skythians eating bears for special ceremines.
When you saids "monk in Brtanny", did you mean Britanny or Armorica?
AS for Sword worshipping stuff, Skythians worshipped swords too and in a very grisly way. OK Skythians merged with Sarmatians but they were both at the sword thing before they merged. I always though the sword symbol waqs interesting as a Cross symbol of Christianity..potentially. Warrior priests later on??
Ref: Those remarks about bronze in Dumnonia. Not my thing but I do recall that in the 1000's (1047?) massive sea flooding swamped a most vital part of Dumnonia lying between Cornwall and Scilly which was also the site of much Punic copper and bronze trading with the locals. It has all been underwater since. The boom kotters from Newlyn seem to pick up a lot of good bits out that way. No Artorian swords though, sad to inform.
One last thing. Sarmatian was not dead until fairly recently. It was a recognised language of Jayzyges in the 1600 1700.s
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A few answers for you.
Taifali...In years of Sarmatian studies I have never heard them mentioned in any record until they appear in company of the Goths in the latter's Pontus state.. I agree with those who say they wre sarmatianised and became cav.
There were, as you say, countless Alan/Goth marriages and "couplings". Much as they loathed each other (nothing changes) they also used each other. The loathing, I have always supposed that incompatible law in terms of ownerships and inheritance dut to different origins caused endless hatred.
"Peoples of the forested west" ??? Sarmatians??? Nope. Cant support that. Not many trees East of the Euxine Meer! They might have picked up a bear tradition from the Goths in the latter days, though. They did have a pantheon rich with wolves, eagles, cows, horses and deer. The white wolf, it seems, was king of all these animals. There are recrods of Skythians eating bears for special ceremines.
When you saids "monk in Brtanny", did you mean Britanny or Armorica?
AS for Sword worshipping stuff, Skythians worshipped swords too and in a very grisly way. OK Skythians merged with Sarmatians but they were both at the sword thing before they merged. I always though the sword symbol waqs interesting as a Cross symbol of Christianity..potentially. Warrior priests later on??
Ref: Those remarks about bronze in Dumnonia. Not my thing but I do recall that in the 1000's (1047?) massive sea flooding swamped a most vital part of Dumnonia lying between Cornwall and Scilly which was also the site of much Punic copper and bronze trading with the locals. It has all been underwater since. The boom kotters from Newlyn seem to pick up a lot of good bits out that way. No Artorian swords though, sad to inform.
One last thing. Sarmatian was not dead until fairly recently. It was a recognised language of Jayzyges in the 1600 1700.s
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