Germanic Iron Age

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The Germanic Iron Age was a period in Northern European prehistory marked by the development of distinct Germanic cultures, metalworking, and social structures that laid the groundwork for the later Viking Age.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf archaeological culture period
prehistoric period
archaeologicalEvidence burial mounds
fibulae and brooches
gold bracteates
iron swords and spears
settlement remains
shield bosses
weapon graves
basedOn iron technology
culture Germanic peoples
economy agriculture
animal husbandry
iron production
trade with Roman provinces
endTime c. 400 CE
c. 500 CE
followedBy Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages

Viking Age
follows Jastorf culture
Pre-Roman Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
hasFeature advanced iron metallurgy
boat burials in later phases
chieftain-based societies
contacts with the Roman Empire
development of Germanic art styles
development of distinct Germanic cultures
emergence of warrior elites
hierarchical social structures
hillforts and fortified settlements
increasing social stratification
long-distance trade networks
ornamental metalworking
rich burial customs
rural farmsteads
use of runic script in later phases
weapon production
hasPart Early Germanic Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age

Late Germanic Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age

Migration Period
linked to: Early Middle Ages

Roman Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
influenced Viking Age
early medieval Germanic kingdoms
locatedIn Denmark
Jutland
Northern Europe
Norway
Scandinavia
Sweden
northern Germany
linked to: Northern Germany
partOf Iron Age
precededBy Celtic Iron Age in some regions
religion pre-Christian Germanic paganism
startTime c. 1 CE
timePeriod 1st to 5th centuries CE

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Viking Age precededBy Germanic Iron Age
Suebi archaeologicalCultureAssociated Jastorf culture (early phases, debated)
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
Proto-Norse era Roman Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
Germanic Iron Age follows Pre-Roman Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
Germanic Iron Age hasPart Early Germanic Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
Germanic Iron Age hasPart Late Germanic Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
Germanic Iron Age hasPart Roman Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
Przeworsk culture period Roman Iron Age
subject linked to: Przeworsk culture (partly)
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
Nordic Bronze Age followedBy Nordic Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
Nordic Bronze Age followedBy Pre-Roman Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age
Nordic Bronze Age influenced Germanic Iron Age
Áss timePeriod Germanic Iron Age
subject linked to: Áss (god)
Jastorf culture partOf Pre-Roman Iron Age
linked to: Germanic Iron Age