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Goths, how did the name of ancient peoples become the name for the edgy late 20th century subculture?

by tnick771

brandonsmash

This question is not a new one. About a year ago /u/x--BANKS--x

posted an excellent summary answer here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/3o1r01/how_did_the_gothic_go_from_referring_to_an/cvtheok/