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The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire

CHAPTER XXXIX: Gothic Kingdom Of Italy
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348--396.

* Note: Compare Manso, Ost Gothische Reich.

Beylage, vi.

Malte-Brun brings them from Scandinavia: their names, the only remains of their language, are Gothic.

"They fought almost naked, like the Icelandic Berserkirs their bravery was like madness: few in number, they were mostly of royal blood.


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