The Iron Age
Bjørn Myhre
As the Iron Age progressed, Scandinavia changed from being a separate region in Europe to becoming border area, initially Roman Empire and then Merovingian Carolingian kingdoms. Many Scandinavian resources were important for major kingdoms of political leaders centres knew how take advantage long-distance trade with such commodities. At onset early it appears that more egalitarian tribal society few traces social stratification had come into being. Early hamlets villages consisted number small, individual farming units. The best investigated village is situated near Grøntoft western Jylland. Existence helmets, ring swords, other ornamented status objects found richly furnished warrior graves France southern England Finland seem confirm petty Finnish aspired ideology organisation was characteristic Franks.
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