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The equipment of fi ve weapon furnished cremation burials from the Late Pre-Roman Iron Age in Norway. A: Hotvedt, Andebu, Vestfold. B: Spytevold, Varteig, Østfold. C: Vold, Råde, Østfold. D: Store Borge, Borge, Østfold. E: Øvre Hø, Indreøy, Nordtrøndelag (Martens del.)
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