In the early Roman Iron Age (1-40 AD), 280 Roman vessels have been found in Scandinavia: 187 in Denmark, 28 in Norway, and 65 in Sweden. Coastal Denmark graves often contain two drinking cups and a wash basin.
B1A period Roman artifacts in Denmark suggest diplomatic alliances
Key facts
- During the entire Roman Iron Age, 1,164 Roman vessels have been discovered in Scandinavia
- 280 vessels date to the early Roman period and 820 to the late Roman Iron Age
- Denmark has 187 Roman vessels from this early period, Norway has 28, Sweden has 65
- The B1A subcategory of the Roman Iron Age spans years 1 to 40 AD
- Coastal Denmark graves from this period contain two drinking cups and a wash basin, many made of silver
- Some graves also contain Roman daggers, swords, and bronze vessels
- The Hoby site is approximately one day's sail from other sites where Roman goods appear in Denmark
- Roman policy shifted toward binding Germanic tribes through diplomacy after the Teutoburg Forest disaster in 9 AD
Sources
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During the Roman Iron Age, it became the height of fashion to offer drinks in glass vessels imported from the Continent. The effect was even ...
New Evidence from Early Iron Age Bog Finds in Arctic Norwayresearchgate.net
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The Birth of a New Age – The Iron Age - Scandinavian Archaeologyscandinavianarchaeology.com
The Gundestrup cauldron (Pre-Roman Iron Age), found in Denmark but of Celtic or Thracian origin—illustrating the Iron Age Scandinavians ...
The Vikings' ancestors may have raided the North Sea coasts as ...sciencenorway.no
Archaeologists have now found traces of many large boathouses – ship houses – along the Norwegian coast facing the North Sea and Skagerrak.
Roman Iron Age Gaming Pieces Found in Norwegian Cairnheritagedaily.com
Archaeologists from the University Museum of Bergen have excavated a grave cairn in Western Norway and discovered several gaming pieces from the Roman Iron Age.
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