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The Gotlanders are the population of the island of Gotland. In Swedish, they are also called Gutar an ethnonym etymologically identical to Goths (*Gutans). Their dialect/language is called Gutnish.
The fact that the ethnonym is identical to Goth, may be the reason why they are not mentioned as a special group until Jordanes' Getica, where they may be those who are called Vagoths (see Scandza).
In the 5th century, they became subjects of the Swedish kings, a voluntary submission according to the Gutasaga.
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