Germanic Iron Age

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archaeological culture period prehistoric period

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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Observed surface forms (5)

Surface form	Occurrences
Roman Iron Age	2
Early Germanic Iron Age	1
Jastorf culture (early phases, debated)	1
Late Germanic Iron Age	1
Pre-Roman Iron Age	1

Statements (55)

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	Early Middle Ages ⓘ surface form: Migration Period Viking Age ⓘ
follows	Jastorf culture ⓘ Germanic Iron Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Pre-Roman 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	Germanic Iron Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Early Germanic Iron Age Germanic Iron Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Late Germanic Iron Age Early Middle Ages ⓘ surface form: Migration Period Germanic Iron Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Roman Iron Age
influenced	Viking Age ⓘ early medieval Germanic kingdoms ⓘ
locatedIn	Denmark ⓘ Jutland ⓘ Northern Europe ⓘ Norway ⓘ Scandinavia ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Northern Germany ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Suebi → archaeologicalCultureAssociated → Germanic Iron Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jastorf culture (early phases, debated)

Proto-Norse → era → Germanic Iron Age ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Iron Age

Germanic Iron Age → follows → Germanic Iron Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Pre-Roman Iron Age

Germanic Iron Age → hasPart → Germanic Iron Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Early Germanic Iron Age

Germanic Iron Age → hasPart → Germanic Iron Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Late Germanic Iron Age

Germanic Iron Age → hasPart → Germanic Iron Age self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Roman Iron Age

Viking Age → precededBy → Germanic Iron Age ⓘ