Before we take a little break from our usual chronological narrative, (Next surprise episode or two) let's take a look what proto-Finns were doing before "Viking Age". We have mysteries, more Tolkien (he was fan of Finnish language after all!), Finnish weapon Angon and much more! Email: [email protected]: https://twitter.com/thofpodcastFacebook: http://facebook.com/ThofPodcast Mentioned in this episode:Varkaus FennoscandiaVöyrin KäldamäkiKäldamäki 3D-Face reconstruction Cassiodorus and ProcopiousMerovingi family Eura-KöyliöAngon SpearLeväluhtaIsrael AlftanusNature magazine  SourcesIlari Aalot, Elina Helkala, Matka muinaiseen Suomeen: 11 000 vuotta ihmisen jälkiä, Atena Kustannus Oy, 2017Georg Haggrén, Petri Halinen, Mika Lavento, Sami Raninen & Anna Wessman, Muinaisuutemme jäljet, Gaudeamus Oy, 2015Juha Hurme, Niemi, Teos, 2017Eino Jutikkala, Kauko Pirinen, A History of Finland, Translated from Finnish by Paul Sjöblom, WS Bookwell Oy, 2003David Kirby, A Concise History of Finland, Cambridge University Press, 2006Henrik Meinaner A History of Finland, Translated from Swedish by Tom Geddes, C. Hurst & Co., 2011Pentti Virrankoski, Suomen Historia, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura 2019