01-25-2009, 07:26 PM
Thanks. There are some good threads here.
But Old Welsh and Breton are languages of the sixth-century and onwards; for instance no "h" in arth prior to that time. Whereas "alan" with the Latin "i" goes back at least to the fourth century and reached northern Gaul in the first decade of the fifth century.
The same with Saloman, a nomen of a person born prior to 400.
Your mention of "red" is interesting, since the hair color seemed prevelent in the Alanic culture (along with blonde).
Perhaps we should not discount the origin of Alan as being solely from one culture (Celtic) or the other (Alanic), especially since both cultures had a high number of similarities that go back to the bronze age and the Indo-European "homeland."
But Old Welsh and Breton are languages of the sixth-century and onwards; for instance no "h" in arth prior to that time. Whereas "alan" with the Latin "i" goes back at least to the fourth century and reached northern Gaul in the first decade of the fifth century.
The same with Saloman, a nomen of a person born prior to 400.
Your mention of "red" is interesting, since the hair color seemed prevelent in the Alanic culture (along with blonde).
Perhaps we should not discount the origin of Alan as being solely from one culture (Celtic) or the other (Alanic), especially since both cultures had a high number of similarities that go back to the bronze age and the Indo-European "homeland."
Alan J. Campbell
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
member of Legio III Cyrenaica and the Uncouth Barbarians
Author of:
The Demon's Door Bolt (2011)
Forging the Blade (2012)
"It's good to be king. Even when you're dead!"
Old Yuezhi/Pazyrk proverb
