Historical Battle Re-Enactment Revival

[Arjos]

And from whence was this idea, that "reformed" heavy cavalry (a misleading term in itself)

Just used it, because it's from the EB reform for the Swebozez...

How the heck would tribes in the Alps be kin to Eastern Germanic peoples?

By eastern I meant Prussia, Poland, Pomerania, etc those areas...
Baltic was the proper term I should've used, sorry :P

Besides, any proper kin to Eastern Germanic folk would have their nobility armed as mainly heavy horse, as this was one of the famed traditions of the Goths.

That's actually only after they got in contact with the Sauromatae...