Gadarich

Gadarich ( Gadareiks ) was a legendary king of the Goths who is said to have lived around the 2nd century.

He is only mentioned twice in Jordanes Getica . Gadarich was about the fourth king after Berig to rule Gothiscandza . His son Filimer is said to have led the Goths south. The historicity of the Gothic Origo gentis , to which the story belongs, is, however, very controversial.

literature

Herwig Wolfram : The Goths. From the beginning to the middle of the sixth century. Draft of a historical ethnography. 5th edition. CH Beck, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-406-33733-8 . (3rd edition. Munich 1990 ( online )).

Remarks

↑ "Filimer, son of Gadarich" (4.26), "Filimer, son of Gadarich the Great" (24.121), in Theodor Mommsen (ed.): Auctores antiquissimi 5.1: Iordanis Romana et Getica. Berlin 1882, p. 60 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version )

personal data
SURNAME	Gadarich
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Gadareiks
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	legendary king of the Goths
DATE OF BIRTH	2nd century
DATE OF DEATH	2nd century

[1] "Filimer, son of Gadarich" (4.26), "Filimer, son of Gadarich the Great" (24.121), in Theodor Mommsen (ed.): Auctores antiquissimi 5.1: Iordanis Romana et Getica. Berlin 1882, p. 60 ( Monumenta Germaniae Historica , digitized version )