THE
PRIMEVAL ANTIQUITIES
OF
DENMARK.
BY
J. J. A. WORSAAE,
A FOREIGN MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON, &C., AND A ROYAL COMMISSIONER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF THE NATIONAL MONCMENTS OF DENMARK.
TRANSLATED, AND APPLIED TO THE ILLUSTRATION OF SIMILAR REMAINS IN ENGLAND,
BY
WILLIAM J. THOMS,
A FELLOW OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES, CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF SCOTLAND, AND SECRETARY OF THE CAMDEN SOCIETY.
ILLUSTRATED WITH NUMEROUS WOODCUTS.
LONDON,
JOHN HENRY PARKER:
AND BROAD-STREET, OXFORD.
M DCCC XLIX.
OXFORD:
PRINTED BY I. SHRIMPTON.
DEDICATED
TO THE
FELLOWS OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON,
AND
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE VARIOUS ARCHÆOLOGICAL SOCIETIES
OF
GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND,
BY
J. J. A. WORSAAE,
WILLIAM J. THOMS.
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Of our Antiquities7 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
I. Antiquities of the Stone-period9 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
II. Antiquities of the Bronze-period23 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
III. Antiquities of the Iron-period45 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
Of Stone Structures, Barrows, &c.76 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
Graves of the Stone-period, or Cromlechs, (Steendysser)78 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
Giants' Chambers (Jættestuer)86 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
II. Tombs of the Bronze-period93 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
III. Tombs of the Iron-period98 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
IV. Tombs in other Countries, (particularly in Sweden and Norway)105 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
V. Runic Stones115 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
I. Importance of the Monuments of Antiquity for History121 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
§ 1. The Stone-period127 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
§ 2. The Bronze-period136 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
§ 3. The Iron-period144 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
II. Importance of the Monuments of Antiquity as regards Nationality149 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
On the Examination of Barrows, and the Preservation of Antiquities151 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ |
Illustrations of Terminology, three plates, to face p. 1.
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