Talk:Rugians

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Rug - Rus (another Germanic tribe, which founded Novgorod and Kievan Rus states)

are they related ?

Yes, they were both Scandinavian tribes, but they are not related not by name :).--Wiglaf 2 July 2005 12:32 (UTC)

Also connected to the Rugians (Rygi) are the Ulm(e)rugi, Holmrugi (Ulmgeri, Holmgeri), some lived in Kulmigeria. Labbas 5 October 2006

[edit] Doubts: Rugians from Rogaland

Those references to old Swedish encyclopedias aren't as reliable as commonly believed. They tend to refer to old nationalist theories drawing too speculative conclusions from very weak connections. Such as: rug may actually have had some meaning that was shared in the words that later become Rugians and Rogaland. But that doesn't mean that Rugians came from Rogaland, like the theory that Goths came from Götaland is disputed in Sweden. Rursus 12:06, 22 March 2007 (UTC)

Of course, it is infected in Sweden. Insecure matters such as these are safe targets for anti-nationalistic scholars who want to score points against nationalistic ones. Dick Harrison is a good example.--Berig 12:50, 8 May 2007 (UTC)

It would be very wise to add citations from known good work on this one. ;) 87.248.4.221 (talk) 23:01, 3 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Disambiguation

Because both the Germanic Rugi and the Slavic Rani have both been known as "Rugians", the article about the Germanic tribe should be moved to Rugi and Rugians should become a disambiguation page. Olessi 21:43, 28 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] remove the were

Please remove the words that make it sound past tense, I mean a entire ethnic group can't die can it?--User:Xgmx (SpEaK 2 mE) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 4.244.36.142 (talk) 04:50, 9 June 2008 (UTC)