CHAPTER XII. 



NORTHERN RELICS BOG FINDS. 



Numerous Greek and Roman objects -Intentional destruction of weapons 

 Thorsberg find Coats of mail Garments and harness Weapons and 

 ornaments TheVimose find The sax Bronze and iron spurs Carpen- 

 ter's plane The Kragehul find The Nydam find Discovery of a large 

 oak boat Its construction Various weapons, tools, and ornarmnts 

 Damascened swords. 



BEFORE passing on to other parts of our wide subject, let us 

 examine somewhat more minutely and in detail the various 

 classes of remarkable objects which have been found in the 

 lands of the old Norsemen, belonging to the earlier iron age. 



The bog finds 1 are very important, 

 and throw additional light on the 

 earlier history of the people. From 

 them we are able to see how people 

 were dressed, and to learn about 

 their riding equipment, agricultural 

 implements, cooking utensils, house- 

 hold vessels, waggons, tools, and 

 offensive and defensive weapons; 

 from one of these also we were first 

 made acquainted with their sea- Fig. 339. Shield boss of bronze 

 vessels. Many of the objects appear "', ith ': atin , insrri i' ti "" AKLAK- 



/ J . . LIANAS. 1 real size. Thors- 



to beot Greek or Koman origin, and bjerg find. 



Roman coins are found, so that we 



can approximate closely the date when the objects were in 



use, and consequently the taste and manner of living of the 



period. 



1 Bog finds belonging to the bronze 

 age, as well MS to the iron age, have 

 been discovered in many places in th>' 

 North. Those of the bronze age consist 



VOL. I. 



chiefly of swords, lance-heads, axes, 

 sickles, &c. Objects of the bronze age 

 are also found deposited undi-r st. nes or 

 in field>. 



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