Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-11-07
DR.. MONTELIUS
GIVES LECTURE
Noted Swedish Archaeological AID.
dresses Audience at Augustana
on Swedish History.
ILLUSTRATES HIS REMARKS
Exhibits Pictures Of His Discoveries,
Showing Work of Mortimer
5000 Years Ago.

Dr. Oscar Montelius, royal custodian
of antiquities at Stockholm, Sweden,
and the foremost living archaeologist,
delivered an exceedingly interesting
lecture last evening in the chapel of
Augustana college on the subject,
Pictures of Primitive Life in Swe-
den" Stereopticon illustrations of DR..
Montelius' subjects made the lecture
all the more vivid and interesting, and
for fully two hours he held the large
audience that crowded the chapel in
rapt attention.
Professor Jules MauritZson introduce
ed the speaker, who was accorded the
unusual Swedish ovation consisting Of
the entire audience rising TO their feet
and applauding. DR.. Montelius stated
that he was especially pleased to
speak on the anniversary day Of the
great Swedish hero, Gustavus Adolphus,
and referred to the great martial feats
accomplished by that king in saving
Professionalism. He also spoke of the
military skill and prowess which the
sturdy sons of the north have eXn.J-
tied in all ages
COnauests of Peace Greater.
But far more important and lasting
in results than the military exploits.
said the speaker, have been the peace
able conQuests Of the Scandinavian
races. These conquests consisted ear
ly.in history in the migration of the
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Baltic sea TO central and southern
Europe, where they mingled with the
degenerate Latin races, infuSing new
blood and fresh vigor in the remnants
of the once mighty Roman empire.
This invigorating element of the North
men was later shown through its in
fusion into the Anglo-Saxon tribes of
England through two successive con-
quests by the Danes in the first place,
and later by the Normans. And in our
own age and in our own country, said
the speaker. it is Teutonic element
from northern Europe that is furnish
ing the blood and life in the makeup
of this great republic and world power
DR.. Montelius, by means of the ster-
eopticon illustration exhibited many of
the relics of the Viking period which
he hes discovered in mis- research work
The fact that the Vikings had a SIM
liar belief as the American Indians in
burying the earthly possessions OF their
dead with them has made it possible
to discover mnay facts concerning the
life OF the primitive inhabitants of the
Scandinavian peninsula and region
about the Baltic sea- The speaker OBJ
jected to the use of the term ''prehis-
toric age" merely because no written
records exist, for, said he, the relics
which we find are just as eloquent and
equally as accurate in giving us an
idea of how life was then as written
records
Goes Back 5000 Years.
The discoveries of DR.. Morteius lead
him to believe that the Scandinavian
peninsula was inhabited 1900 or 5000
years ago. The works of art which he
has found dating back 1000 and 5000
years can be equaled in. workmanship
by nothing known except the art treas
ures of the Greeks
The speaker told how the adventure
some spirit of the Vikings led them
to leave their crowded bounds on the
narrow peninsula and engage in adven
lures and conquests. Records snow
that 1000 years before Christ they
had crossed the Baltic and settled in
Finland. Later they found their way