Scoringa

Scoringa is the first mythological station described in the Origo Gentis Langobardorum ( Latin : origin of the Lombards family ) and in the Historia gentis Langobardorum (Latin: history of the Lombards) after their (also mythological) emigration from Scandinavia on theirs Centuries-long train to Italy.

history

The tribal legend describes that the Lombards came into conflict with the Vandals when they took their land, but they were able to defeat them. Since this is a myth-based description, no time can be given for the settlement or conquest of Scoringas; However, today's science assumes a time frame during the 1st century BC.

Probable location

The geographical location of Scoringa cannot be determined historically with certainty. The scoringa described by Paulus Diaconus in his Historia gentis Langobardorum , written in the late 8th century, is, however, often translated as “shore country” or “land by the sea, by the sea”. The historian Jörg Jarnut thinks it is more convincing to trace the origin of the name Scoringa back to the Old High German word “scorro”, which means “rock” or “cliff”.

Jörg Jarnut therefore advocates the thesis that Scoringa refers to the island of Rügen, south of Scandinavia , with its steep coasts shaped by chalk cliffs.

literature

• History of the Lombards , Stuttgart 1982. ISBN 3-17-007515-2 . ( Storia dei Longobardi , Torino 1995).