Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Roman Iron Age

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The result was keep. and will rename as suggested DGG ( talk ) 18:07, 27 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Roman Iron Age

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This is an unusual use of the term "Roman Iron Age" and I can't source it to Oscar Montelius or I'd redirect it. As a term or phrase used by Montelius it doesn't seem in any way notable. Doug Weller talk 15:01, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of History-related deletion discussions. /wiae /tlk 15:47, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Comment There does appear to be some support in the literature for considering the Iron Age in Northern Europe as consisting of both a pre-Roman Iron Age and a Roman (influenced) Iron Age. See Human Sacrifice in Iron Age Northern Europe: the Culture of the Bog People, google snippets at Local Societies in Bronze Age Northern Europe and Roman Reflections: Iron Age to Viking Age in Northern Europe. If kept, moving to Roman Iron Age in Northern Europe might be appropriate. As it is currently unsourced and I don't have access right now to the sources needed to update it, I can't in good conscience !vote keep. 24.151.10.165 (talk) 17:05, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
Rename to Roman Iron Age in Northern Europe ("N" or "n"?), which is the subject here; ie the Iron Age of the lands north of (and during) the Roman Empire but obviously much influenced by it. But the present title is crazy, at least in English - it may be common in books in the local languages, as searches on eg the Norweigian/Danish "Romersk jernalder" suggest. Johnbod (talk) 17:08, 13 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, North America¹⁰⁰⁰ 12:16, 20 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Rename to Roman Iron Age in northern Europe per johnbod. In England the Iron Age ended with the Roman invasion in AD 43. In Scotland (which was never permanently conquered) the Iron Age continues until the arrival of Christianity in about the 6th century. In Ireland similarly, the next period is Early Christian. If the term "Roman Iron Age" is used for the period in north Germany (and northwards) when it was influenced by Roman culture and trade from the south and west, we should retain the term, but it needs a qualifier, as its use seems to be limited in geographic scope. Peterkingiron (talk) 18:58, 21 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]
I agree with the suggestion that the page should be renamed for clarity, not deleted. The page on the "pre-Roman" iron age has several sources (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pre-Roman_Iron_Age) which may be of use in sourcing information on this page. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 184.100.196.224 (talk) 06:18, 25 February 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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