Oium (from Aujom, meaning "in the waterlands" in Gothic) was according to Jordanes, a name for Scythia, where the Goths settled after leaving Gothiscandza. Archaeologically, it corresponds to the Gothic Chernyakhov culture, and geographically to the Ukraine. The Gothic language (gutiska razda, 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌹𐍃𐌺) is a Germanic language known to us by a translation of the Bible dating from the 4th century. ... Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by an Iranian people known as the Scythians. ... The Goths were an East Germanic tribe which according to their own traditions originated in Scandinavia (specifically Götaland and Gotland). ... Gothiscandza was according to the 6th century Goth scholar Jordanes, the first settlement of the Goths after their migration from Scandinavia (Scandza). ... The Chernyakhov culture (3rd century - 5th century) was a material culture, the distribution of which corresponded roughly to the Ukraine and parts of Belarus. ...

Jordanes gave an account of Goth history in Oium, of which parts can be corroborated by archaeology and of which other parts were the result of blending the Goths with classic history and Greek mythology, putting the Goths in the place of Scythians, Dacians and Thracians. This was probably inspired by a need to give the Goths a more glorious past to compensate for their less prestigious Scandinavian origins. Greek mythology comprises the collected legends of Greek gods and goddesses and ancient heroes and heroines, originally created and spread within an oral-poetic tradition. ... Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by an Indo-Aryans known as the Scythians. ... Dacia, in the era of the Roman Empire, was the land of the Daci or Getae, and corresponds in the main to modern Romania and Moldova. ... The Thracians were an Indo-European people, inhabitants of Thrace and adjacent lands (present-day Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, European Turkey, eastern Serbia and Macedonia). ...

Jordanes

Jordanes relates that their king Filimer lead the Goths searching for suitable lands and when they found Oium they were delighted with the richness of the land. When half the army had passed a bridge, the bridge collapsed and so no one could pass the area anymore. The Goths claimed the land for themselves and defeated the previous inhabitants, the Spali (which probably was the ruling Sarmatian clan). They then claimed the plains near the Azov Sea. Sarmatian Cataphract Sarmatians, Sarmatae or Sauromatae (the second form is mostly used by the earlier Greek writers, the other by the later Greeks and the Romans) were a people whom Herodotus (4. ... The shallow Sea of Azov is clearly distinguished from the deeper Black Sea. ...

The Goths then made a second migration to Moesia, Dacia and Thrace, but then they returned to Oium in a third migration and settled again north of the Black Sea. In ancient geography, Moesia was a district inhabited by a Thracian people. ... Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci or Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by the Tyras (Dniester or Nistru... Thrace is a historical and geographic area in south-east Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, north-eastern Greece, and European Turkey. ... Satellite view of the Black Sea, taken by NASA MODIS Cities of the Black Sea The Black Sea (known as the Euxine Sea in the antiquity) is an inland sea between southeastern Europe and Asia Minor. ...

They settled down and were divided under ruling dynasties. The Visigoths were ruled by the Balþi and the Ostrogoths by the Amali The Visigoths, one of the two main branches of the Goths (of which the Ostrogothi were the other), were one of the loosely-termed Germanic tribes that disturbed the late Roman Empire. ... This article deals with the continental Ostrogoths. ...

This account fits well the patterns of the Wielbark culture and the Chernyakhov culture, which show a Germanic migration from the Vistula Basin to the Ukraine. The Chernyakhov culture (3rd century - 5th century) was a material culture, the distribution of which corresponded roughly to the Ukraine and parts of Belarus. ... Vistula river basin Vistula ( Polish Wisła, German Weichsel) is the longest river in Poland. ...

Merger with classic sources

Perhaps in order to make up for their not very prestigious origins in the distant and barbaric Scandza, Jordanes (or Cassiodorus) made use of classic sources putting the Goths in the place of Scythians, Dacians and Thracians. Scandza was the name given to Scandinavia by Jordanes, in his work Getica. ... Flavius Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator (ca 484/490 - ca585), commonly known as Cassiodorus, was a Roman statesman and writer, serving in the administration of Theodoric the Great, king of the Italy, of a family that was apparently of Syrian origin. ... Scythia was an area in Eurasia inhabited in ancient times by an Indo-Aryans known as the Scythians. ... Dacia, in the era of the Roman Empire, was the land of the Daci or Getae, and corresponds in the main to modern Romania and Moldova. ... The Thracians were an Indo-European people, inhabitants of Thrace and adjacent lands (present-day Bulgaria, northeastern Greece, European Turkey, eastern Serbia and Macedonia). ...

Jordanes wrote that the Goths fought Sesostris, the king of Egypt (1291 BC-1212 BC) under their king Tanausis. After a battle at the river of Phasis, in Georgia, they pursued the Egyptians all the way back to Egypt. Sesostris was the name of a legendary king of ancient Egypt. ... Tanausis was a legendary king of the Goths, according to Jordaness Getica (5. ... The Rioni River is the principal river of western Georgia. ...

After Tanausis death, the Goths were once away pillaging, and a neighbouring tribe tried to kidnap the Goth women. However, the women defended themselves and defeated the attackers under the leaders Lampeto and Lampesia. The two leaders cast lots, and Lampesia pursued the enemy into Asia where she conquered many tribes and apparently formed the Amazons. This article is about the Amazon women of Greek mythology. ...

The Goth king Antyrus was approached by Darius, the king of Persia (521 to 485 BC), who wanted to marry his daughter. Antyrus refused the marriage and was attacked by Darius, and after Darius by his son Xerxes. None of the attacks was successful. Seal of Darius I, showing the king hunting on his chariot, and the symbol of Ahuramazda Darius the Great (Pers. ... Persian art is conscious of a great past, and monumental in many respects. ... Centuries: 7th century BC - 6th century BC - 5th century BC Decades: 570s BC - 560s BC - 550s BC - 540s BC - 530s BC - 520s BC - 510s BC - 500s BC - 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC Events 529 BC - Cambyses II succeeds his father Cyrus as ruler of Persia. ... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 530s BC 520s BC 510s BC 500s BC 490s BC - 480s BC - 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC Years: 490 BC 489 BC 488 BC 487 BC 486 BC - 485 BC - 484 BC - 483 BC... Xerxes (the Greek form of the Persian Khshayārsha) is the name of two Persian kings of the Achaemenid dynasty: Xerxes I, reigned 485–465 BC. Xerxes II, reigned 424 BC. Xerxes may also refer to: Xerxes, an Armenian king, killed about 212 BC by Antiochus III the Great. ...

Philipp II allied with the Goths by marrying Medopa who was the daughter of king Gudila (a Thracian king). However, Philip needed gold and wanted to pillage the town of Odessos, a town belonging to the Goths. The Goths sent out their Godis who were dressed in white and played harps, chanting to their gods to help them. This stunned the Macedonians so much that they returned. Philip II of Macedon (ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΣ) (382 BC - 336 BC), King of Macedon (ruled 359 BC - 336 BC), was the father of Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon) and Philip III of Macedon. ... Thrace is a historical and geographic area in south-east Europe spread over southern Bulgaria, north-eastern Greece, and European Turkey. ... This article is about a city in Bulgaria. ... The term gothi (goði), in Norse mythology, refers to the person who administered the Blóts. ...

Much later, a king named Sitalces (a Thracian king 431 - 424 BC) wanted revenge, gathered 150 000 men and attacked the Athenians. He fought Perdiccas II, whom Alexander I had left as a ruler, and the Goths laid Greece waste. Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 480s BC 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC - 430s BC - 420s BC 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC Years: 436 BC 435 BC 434 BC 433 BC 432 BC - 431 BC - 430 BC 429 BC... Centuries: 6th century BC - 5th century BC - 4th century BC Decades: 470s BC 460s BC 450s BC 440s BC 430s BC - 420s BC - 410s BC 400s BC 390s BC 380s BC 370s BC Years: 429 BC 428 BC 427 BC 426 BC 425 BC - 424 BC - 423 BC 422 BC... For other uses, see Athens (disambiguation). ... Perdiccas II was king of Macedonia from about 454 BC to about 413 BC. He was the son of Alexander I. Categories: Stub | Macedonian monarchs ... Alexander I was ruler of Macedon from 495 BC to 450 BC. He was the son of Amyntas I of Macedon. ...

When Burebista was king (a Dacian king 70 BC-44 BC), he received a priestly reformer named Decaeneus, and this Decaeuneus advised the Goths to pillage Germania. He also gave the Goths laws, named bi-lageineis (lag = law), taught them logic, philosophy and astrology. Then he selected a priestly elite who was taught theology and named them the Pilleati (those who wore felt hats). The remainder of the Goths were called the Capillati (bare-headed). Burebista, the greatest king of Dacia, ruled between 70 BC and 44 BC. Dacian Kingdom, during the rule of Burebista, 82 BC He unified the Thracian population from Hercinica (todays Moravia) in the West, to the Bug in the East and from Northern Carpathians to Dionysopolis, choosing his capital... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 120s BC 110s BC 100s BC 90s BC 80s BC - 70s BC - 60s BC 50s BC 40s BC 30s BC 20s BC 74 BC 74 BC 73 BC 72 BC 71 BC 70 BC 69 BC 68 BC 67 BC... Centuries: 2nd century BC - 1st century BC - 1st century Decades: 90s BC 80s BC 70s BC 60s BC 50s BC - 40s BC - 30s BC 20s BC 10s BC 0s BC 0s Years: 49 BC 48 BC 47 BC 46 BC 45 BC 44 BC 43 BC 42 BC 41 BC... Germanía or jerigonza is the term used in Spanish to refer to the argot used by criminals or in jails. ...

Julius Caesar tried to subdue the Goths without success, and the Goths also remained free during the reign of Tiberius. Painting of Gaius Julius Caesar Bust of Julius Caesar Gaius Julius Caesar (Latin: C·IVLIVS·C·F·C·N·CAESAR¹) (July 12 or July 13, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader whose conquest of Gallia Comata extended the Roman world all the way... The Emperor Tiberius enamelled terracotta bust at the Victoria and Albert Museum. ...

When Decaeneus was dead, Comosicus took his place. After Comosicus, Scoryllus ruled the Goths in Dacia. Dacia, in ancient geography the land of the Daci or Getae, was a large district of Central Europe, bounded on the north by the Carpathians, on the south by the Danube, on the west by the Tisa (Tisza river, in Hungary), on the east by the Tyras (Dniester or Nistru...

Norse mythology

In the Hervarar saga, the Scandinavian Heidrek usurps the Gothic throne in Reidgotaland. In this saga, the Goths capital is called Arheimar and is located on the Danpar (Dniepr). Heidrek appears to establish a first contact with the Huns by kidnapping the Hun Princess Sifka, raping her and sending her back to the Huns pregnant with Hlod. Hervarar saga ok Heidhreks is a fornaldarsaga from the 13th century using material from an older saga. ... Reidgotaland, Hreidgotaland or Hreiðgotaland was a land in Scandinavian mythology. ... Arheimar was the capital of the Goths according to the Hervarar saga. ... The Dnieper River (Belarusian: Дняпро/Dnyapro; Russian: Днепр/Dnepr; Ukrainian: Днiпро/Dnipro; Polish: Dniepr; Latin: Borysthenes, Danaper) is a river (2290 km length) which flows from Russia through Belarus and then Ukraine. ... Many historians consider the Huns (meaning person in Mongolian language) the first Mongolian and Turkic people mentioned in European history. ...

When Heidrek dies in the Carpathians, his son Angantyr succeeds him. However, his second son Hlod, who had grown up with the Huns, claims his inheritance and attacks with a Hunnish horde comprising 350 000 mounted warriors. This is about the terrestrial mountain range. ...

The Goths are aided by the old Geatish king Gizur, and the war ends in an epic battle on the plains of the Danube, when Angantyr slays his brother Hlod. Geatish kings existed since the provinces of Götaland/Gautland/Geatland are considered to have been more or less independent with their own petty kings. ... Danube in Budapest Length 2,888 ¹ km Elevation of the source 1,078 ² m Average discharge 30 km. ...

External links

• The original text by Jordanes with translation and comments (http://www.harbornet.com/folks/theedrich/Goths/Goths1.htm)