Gothic polytheism?

[Lucian]

I'm curious if anyone knows of some resources conserving Gothic/East Germanic polytheism. Not sure how differant the East Germanics are compared to the other branches of Germanic paganism, but I'm curious.

[Dez]

Re: Gothic polytheism?

Hey Lucian,

Nothing here, but wanted to let you know people were reading

[Yazichestvo]

Re: Gothic polytheism?

I would imagine that sources are pretty scant, as the Goths were converted way back in Roman times. I seem to recall some Gothic runic inscriptions that have been discovered, such as the ring of pietroassa. However, I don't think they hold much religious information. Since the Goths are believed to have come from Sweden, you could argue that their religion was probably similar to later Scandinavian paganism.

[westwoden]

Re: Gothic polytheism?

I've just started reading a book called 'The Heavenly Kingdom of Serbia' , a lot about Serbian mythology, not sure that's Gothic though.

Sava ? seems to be the main figure here.

Yazichestvo, is that right?

[Yazichestvo]

Re: Gothic polytheism?

The Balkan nations such as Serbia have some folk lore that is definitely pre-Christian in origin. However, there are countless pagan cultures that have passed through the Balkans at some point. The Slavs no doubt had a strong influence on the region, as evidenced by the South Slavic languages, but certainly not the only influence. The Goths invaded the Balkans briefly, in Roman times, but I do not know that they put down any roots there.