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De origine Gothorum (Historia de regibus Gothorum, Vandalorum et Suevorum) (560 - 636) Isidore of Seville |
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Gothorum antiquissimam esse gentem certum est: quorum originem quidam de Magog, filio Japhet, suspicantur educi a similitudine ultimae syllabae, et magis de Ezechiele propheta id colligentes. Retro autem eruditio eos magis Getas quam Gog et Magog appellare consuevit. (...) Interpretatio autem nominis eorum in linguam nostram tecti, quo significatur fortitudo; et re vera, nulla enim gens in orbe fuit quae Romanum imperium adeo fatigaverit ut hi. Isti enim sunt quos etiam Alexander vitandos pronuntiavit. |
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It is certain that the Goths are a very old nation. Some conjecture from the similarity of the last syllable that the origin of their name comes from Magog, son of Japheth, and they deduce this mostly from the work of the prophet Ezekiel. Formerly, however, the learned were accustomed to call them Getae rather than Gog and Magog. The interpretation of their name in our language is 'tecti' (protected), which connotes strength; and with truth, for there has not been any nation in the world that has harassed Roman power so much. For these are the people who even Alexander declared should be avoided. |
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Isidor of Seville, History of the Kings of the Goths, Vandals, and Suevi, c. 1, 2, 5, trans. Donini and Ford, p. 3 |
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