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Episode 42: Beowulf and Other Viking Ancestors

The History of English Podcast

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Geats and Goths: Connections and Migration

This chapter discusses the Geats, a tribe that lived in the southern region of Sweden known as Yatalan, and the connections between the Geats and Goths. It explores the theory that a portion of the tribe migrated across the Baltic Sea and became the Goths, while the remaining portion stayed in southern Sweden as the Geats. The chapter also examines the migration of various Germanic tribes and their impact on the Scandinavian region.

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