The Peoples of Hermanaric: Jordanes, "Getica" 116

The aim of this study is to examine certain references to tribes in "Getica", a history of the Great Migration, written by Jordanes, an author of the late classic period. In "Getica" Jordanes relates of Hermanaric, the king of the Ostrogoths, who subdued many peoples during the first half of the fifth century. Most of the names of the subdued peoples are not explained. Some of these have commonly been identified with Finnish peoples. My aim is to interpret the list name by name.