116 Haakon Schetelig. [No. 8 
In a series of publications, Prof. dr. 0. MonTtzuvs has recently 
pronouneed his opinions about the chronology of the Iron-Age of 
Scandinavia,') dividing it into eight periods 
1. 500—300 B. C. — First part of the Pre-Roman Period. 
28002150 — Second — == 
3. 150B. EL rare FM -= Nå 
4. J.Chr.—200 A. D. — First part of the Roman Period. 
5. 200—400 A. D. — Late , — Te 
6. 400—600 — First part of the Migration Period. 
7. 600—800 , — Late , -- > Ks 
8. 800—10350 , — Viking Period. 
Opinions differing in some points from this system have been 
pronouneed by the Danish archaeologists who have fixed the Iron- 
Age periods in the following way — 
1. 4th cent. B. C.—J. Chr. — Pre-Roman Period. 
2. J. Chr.—300 A. D. — Roman Period. 
3. 300500 AD. Migration Period. 
4. 500—8th cent. A. D. — Middle-Iron-Age. 
5. From the end of the 8th cent. — Viking Period. 
It will be seen that the Danish archaeologists divide the Iron- 
Age into fewer and consequently somewhat longer periods than 
does Prof. MonTELIUs, owing to their inelination to avoid the fixing 
of absolute dates. which naturally often involve mistakes. But as 
they too distinguish between the earlier and the later antiquities 
within each period, it may be said that the different views about 
the relative chronology of the Iron-Age of Scandinavia — no re- 
spect being had to the absolute dates — agree quite well with 
each other. 'Thus it is allowed to regard the chronological order 
of successive forms as fairly established. For practical reasons I 
prefer the system arranged by Prof. Montznius as it affords the 
possibility of more precise references even without the indieation 
of absolute dates in centuries, and as I think the names which he 
1) Bihang til Månadsblad 1893. — Svenska fornminnesför. tidskr. IX 
pdGdJE PDT 
2) Dr. Soprnus MöLLEr: ,Ordning af Danmarks Oldsager*, and ,Vor Old- 
tid", — CARL NEERGAARD in Aarbøger f. Nord. Oldk. 1892, p. 209, — E. Væ»er: 
Efterskrift til Bornholms Oldtidsminder og Oldsager. 
