sagas.

History

Early history

The earliest known surviving mention of the Geats appears in Ptolemy (2nd century AD), who refers to them as Goutai. In the 6th century, Jordanes wrote of the Scandinavian Gautigoth or Gauthigoth, and Ostrogothae in his Getica. Also in the 6th century, Procopius referred to Gautoi in Scandinavia. The Norse Sagas know them as Gautar;

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