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17: 149:", about an early Gothic king called Eric, who bears some similarities to Berig. It was once thought to contain authentic folk tradition about the king, but it is now regarded as inaccurate. However, Magnus discusses King Berig separately as having united the Swedes and Goths some 400 years after Eric's death. 127:
was peaceful and its timing coincides with the appearance of a new population of Scandinavian origins in the previously uninhabited area ("
115:, who wrote the original text on which Jordanes's work is based, invented Berig, with inspiration from the name of Βέρικος (Berikos or 238: 228: 318: 334: 186: 101:
who lived on the shore and drove them away from their homes, subsequently winning a battle against the
209: 190: 224: 108: 8: 51: 145:, in his history of the Swedes and Goths, was the first to publish a song known as the " 314: 234: 132: 310: 128: 124: 244: 158: 142: 120: 230:
Cassiodorus, Jordanes, and the History of the Goths. Studies in a Migration Myth
162: 146: 119:). Some archaeological research indicates, however, that the transition of the 328: 94: 90: 61: 112: 25: 274: 205: 182: 82: 85:. According to Jordanes, Berig led his people on three ships from 139: 102: 98: 86: 35: 157:
In popular culture, Berig is referenced (as Berik) in the song
116: 77: 44: Wielbark culture in the early 3rd century (Vistula Basin) 16: 72: 223: 111:, a Danish historian, has nonetheless proposed that 326: 288: 289:Bengt R. Jonsson (1967), "Balladpastischer", 272: 54:in the early 4th century (ruled by Goths) 15: 138:The 16th-century Swedish archbishop of 327: 282: 97:). They settled and then attacked the 266: 152: 204: 181: 159:"Three Ships of Berik, Pts. 1 and 2" 13: 14: 346: 273:K.R. Geete (1907), "Eriksvisan", 161:by Swedish symphonic metal band 313:"Archäologie der Goten" 1999 ( 257: 217: 198: 175: 1: 301: 7: 131:") between the Oksywie and 71:is a legendary king of the 10: 351: 187:Charles Christopher Mierow 168: 335:Legendary Gothic kings 291:Svensk balladtradition 65: 225:Arne Søby Christensen 19: 52:Chernyakhov culture 293:, pp. 676–681 276:Nordisk familjebok 153:In popular culture 66: 240:978-87-7289-710-3 89:(Scandinavia) to 75:appearing in the 342: 311:Andrzej Kokowski 309: 295: 294: 286: 280: 279: 270: 264: 261: 255: 254: 253: 252: 243:, archived from 221: 215: 214: 208:, Mierow (ed.), 202: 196: 195: 179: 135:culture areas. 125:Wielbark culture 59: 49: 43: 33: 23: 350: 349: 345: 344: 343: 341: 340: 339: 325: 324: 307: 304: 299: 298: 287: 283: 271: 267: 262: 258: 250: 248: 241: 233:, p. 303, 222: 218: 203: 199: 180: 176: 171: 155: 143:Johannes Magnus 121:Oksywie culture 64: 57: 55: 47: 45: 41: 39: 31: 29: 21: 12: 11: 5: 348: 338: 337: 323: 322: 303: 300: 297: 296: 281: 265: 256: 239: 216: 197: 173: 172: 170: 167: 154: 151: 147:Ballad of Eric 56: 46: 40: 30: 20: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 347: 336: 333: 332: 330: 320: 319:83-907341-8-4 316: 312: 306: 305: 292: 285: 278: 277: 269: 263:Kokowski 1999 260: 247:on 2007-08-21 246: 242: 236: 232: 231: 226: 220: 213: 212: 207: 201: 194: 193: 188: 184: 178: 174: 166: 164: 160: 150: 148: 144: 141: 136: 134: 130: 129:no man's land 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 104: 100: 96: 95:Vistula Basin 92: 88: 84: 80: 79: 74: 70: 63: 53: 37: 27: 18: 290: 284: 275: 268: 259: 249:, retrieved 245:the original 229: 219: 210: 200: 191: 177: 156: 137: 107: 91:Gothiscandza 76: 68: 67: 62:Roman Empire 38:(the island) 308:(in German) 113:Cassiodorus 302:References 251:2007-08-18 211:Getica 313 192:Getica 25 133:Przeworsk 123:into the 109:Arne Søby 28:(Scandza) 329:Category 227:(2002), 206:Jordanes 183:Jordanes 83:Jordanes 26:Götaland 189:(ed.), 163:Therion 140:Uppsala 103:Vandals 99:Rugians 87:Scandza 36:Gotland 317:  237:  117:Verica 78:Getica 60:  58:  50:  48:  42:  34:  32:  24:  22:  169:Notes 93:(the 73:Goths 69:Berig 315:ISBN 235:ISBN 81:by 331:: 185:, 165:. 105:. 321:)

Index


Götaland
Gotland
Chernyakhov culture
Roman Empire
Goths
Getica
Jordanes
Scandza
Gothiscandza
Vistula Basin
Rugians
Vandals
Arne Søby
Cassiodorus
Verica
Oksywie culture
Wielbark culture
no man's land
Przeworsk
Uppsala
Johannes Magnus
Ballad of Eric
"Three Ships of Berik, Pts. 1 and 2"
Therion
Jordanes
Charles Christopher Mierow
Getica 25
Jordanes
Getica 313

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