Goth History {wikipedia}

Well to start off I am not very well at reports so please, don't critizise me! please! Just read it and try to translate it into modern english,lol.


Goth History
Origins-
According to Jordanes’ Getica, written in the mid-6th century, the earliest migrating Goths sailed from Scandza (Scandinavia) under King Berig in three ships and named the place at which they landed after themselves. "Today [says Jordanes] it is called Gothiscandza". Although the exact location of Gothiscandza is unclear, Jordanes tells us that one shipload "dwelled in the province of Spesis on an island surrounded by the shallow waters of the Vistula.  From there, the Goths then moved into an area along the southern coast of the Baltic Sea which was inhabited by the "Ulmerugi" expelled them, and also subdued the neighboring Vandals. According to Tacitus, the Goths and the neighboring Rugii and Lemovii carried round shields and short swords, and obeyed their regular authority.
The earliest known material culture associated with the Goths on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea is the Wielbark Culture, centered on the modern region of Pomerania in northern Poland.
Migration to the Black Seas-
The arrival of Germanic-speaking invaders along the coast of the Black Sea is generally explained as a gradual migration of the Goths from what is now Poland to Ukraine, reflecting the tradition of Jordanes and old songs.
According to Jordanes's Getica, the Goths entered Oium, part of Scythia, under their 5th king, Filimer, where they subdued the Spali (Sarmatians), conquered the Kingdom of the Bosporus and captured several cities on the Euxinean coast, including Olbia and Tyras. There they became divided into the Visigoths ruled by the Balthi family and the Ostrogoths ruled by the Amali family.  Jordanes parses Ostrogoths as "eastern Goths", and Visigoths as "Goths of the western country."

To sum it up, the original goths {visigoths} were Germans..not satan worshippers or necromancers. what I personally think is that the gothic clothing {spikes, collars, chains, etc..} was the german's military uniforms. {in the old days spikes were worn on the neck and wrists so when an enemy grabbed you it would hurt so they let go}  Apperently people saw the clothing rather interesting so today they call it "gothic clothing" and people of whom wear that clothing are called goths.

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