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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Jim Webster on Feb 15, 2026, 05:58 PM

Title: A ‘Roman’ army from Norway ?
Post by: Jim Webster on Feb 15, 2026, 05:58 PM
An interesting article with some debate about the origin of the men mentioned

I suspect we've come across this before.


https://www.sciencenorway.no/archaeology-denmark-roman-empire/a-roman-army-from-norway-of-a-thousand-men-may-have-fought-in-denmark-1800-years-ago/2600351
Title: Re: A ‘Roman’ army from Norway ?
Post by: DBS on Feb 15, 2026, 06:14 PM
Circa 1,000 men is a much higher figure than I have seen suggested before, and seems a tad of a strain to assume that they are all discharged auxiliaries, as opposed to a 100 odd warband or retinue that had either a few ex-auxiliaries or a few chaps with prestige Imperial items from trade or diplomatic gifting.
Title: Re: A ‘Roman’ army from Norway ?
Post by: Erpingham on Feb 15, 2026, 06:52 PM
Quote from: Jim Webster on Feb 15, 2026, 05:58 PMI suspect we've come across this before.

Perhaps not exactly, but it does crop up in a paper about another deposit at Ejsbøl we discussed here

https://forum.soa.org.uk/index.php?topic=4776.msg63082#msg63082

Direct link to paper here

https://www.academia.edu/9660359/Mission_Impossible_The_Ejsb%C3%B8l_Army_Organization_Attack_and_Defeat

Note there is a fair bit of introduction, contents pages etc. to wade through to reach the article.


Title: Re: A ‘Roman’ army from Norway ?
Post by: Jim Webster on Feb 23, 2026, 12:21 PM
Actually this video is also an interesting look at the Romans in Denmark

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIbyih681JA