[2] In his thesis, Christensen claims that the Origo Gothica and Getica are entirely fabricated accounts without any foundation in Gothic oral tradition, being instead based upon a dubious synthesis of Greco-Roman sources.
Christensen claims that the Greco-Romans knew nothing about the Goths until the 3rd century AD,[2] and that archaeological evidence on Gothic origins is useless.
[9] Anthropologist Peter S. Wells considered it a significant contribution to the study of ancient peoples of northern Europe.
[10] Ian N. Wood considered it an interesting work, although he thought Christensen went too far in denying Gothic elements in the texts.
[13] Dick Harrison considered Christensen's book interesting, although he criticized its rejection of archaeological evidence and refusal to respond to the views of dissenting scholars.