Filimer

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The red area is Gothiscandza (the Wielbark culture), and the orange area is the extent of Oium (the Chernyakhov Culture). The dark pink area is Gotland and the green area is the traditional extent of Götaland. The dark blue area is the Roman Empire

Filimer (meaning "very famous"[1]) (late 2nd century) was an early Gothic king, according to Jordanes.

He was the son of Gadareiks and the fifth generation since Berig settled with his people in Gothiscandza. When the Gothic nation had multiplied Filimer decided to move his people to Scythia where they defeated the Sarmatians. They then named their new territory Oium, meaning "in the waterlands".

The archaeological record shows that the population of the Gothic Wielbark culture (Poland) had indeed moved and settled in the Ukraine and mixed with the previous populations of the Zarubintsy culture, where they formed the Chernyakhov culture. This cultural movement is widely accepted as the migration of the Goths from Gothiscandza to Oium.

Jordanes (XXIV:121) also relates that Filimer expelled the völvas, who were called Aliorumnas (probably Halju-runnos, meaning "hell-runners" or "runners to the realm of the dead", which refers to their shamanistic experiences during trance). These völvas were condemned to seek refuge far away and procreated the Huns.