These people became known to history as the Visigoths (West Goths) and their greatest king was Alaric, rebelled against the empire and eventually sacked Rome but he died before he was able to fulfill his promise to his people of finding a homeland. The first of these groups entered the Roman Empire in the late 300s seeking refuge and protection from the Huns. The western Goths became divided into two peoples, each with their own kings. Of these eastern Goths, there are historical traces all the way down to the 16th century and very probably their descendants still live in and/or near Crimea today. Some Goths remained with the Huns, eventually following them into western Europe. Gothic history became very complicated after that point. They established one or more large, powerful kingdoms in those lands that lasted until the Huns overran them in the 300s. Not that it matters a great deal, but it’s possible that the Visigoths brought about the change in meaning the Goths settled in the steppe-lands of what is now western Russia (eastern Europe) from the shores of the Baltic sea south to the Crimean peninsula on the Black Sea, probably between 100 CE and 200 CE. One can imagine a rather colorful blend of events that must have led people to confuse the light spears of pre-Moor Iberia with the long spears used by the cavalry forces of the eastern steppe-lands.
Nor does it sound much like the very long spears used by the steppe peoples who rode into European history and trod down Roman and medieval armies. The lancea was a “light spear”.Ī light spear doesn’t sound very much like the late medieval lance that armored knights used for jousting.
The Online Etymology Dictionary suggests that the word may be of Celtiberian origin, borrowed into Latin as lancea. On the one hand, lance entered English from the French and German usage, but linguists are not entirely sure of where the word comes from. The discussion of lance versus spear is a very complex topic when it comes to assessing J.R.R. Q: Did the Knights of Dol Amroth Fight With Lances?ĪNSWER: There is an old saying in Middle-earth: “Elves fight with lances, Men with spears”.
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