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IS A History of Sweden
sight or report of the glories and wealth of Rome. They
soon learned the weakness of the great Empire and
began to invade, to plunder, and to conquer most of
the western provinces. In these they gradually founded
new states, some of which formed the beginning of
several European nations of today. This occurred
mainly during the fifth century of our era. This inva-
sion of the Roman Empire by the Teutonic tribes is
known as the "Great Migration/’ or the "Wandering
of the Nations/’
Some of the most powerful of these Teutonic in-
vaders traced their origin to the Scandinavian penin-
sula. And even after they had penetrated into the
Empire they maintained a close connection with their
kindred in the old homeland. Trade between Scandi-
navia and more southern lands now became more
active than before. Immense quantities of plunder
from the Empire, in gold and ornaments, reached
Sweden, and the Italians adorned themselves- with fine
furs from the North.
Still more of the wealth in gold plundered by the
invaders reached Sweden as pay to soldiers from the
North, who joined the invading armies in the South.
From the North to the South there was a constant
stream of adventurers eager to seek their fortunes.
"Like bees from the hive they swarmed out/’ says a
historian of that day. But as a rule those who were
not killed returned home after completing their
service.
In the National Historical Museum, in Stockholm,
there is preserved an astonishing wealth of gold treas-
ures from this period, which have been found imbedded
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