guy Posted April 9, 2011 Report Share Posted April 9, 2011 I'll have to change to Pannonia then..... Well, at least both Noricum and Pannonia were partially in Austria. I've always been confused by ferrum noricum, however. If I read correctly, the iron in that region naturally contains manganese, which creates an alloy steel that is harder than the usual pure iron. This explains the popularity of the iron from that region. (I think even the Roman physician Galen mentioned a preference for scalpels made from ferrum noricum.) Is my understanding correct? http://www.alpine-space.org/uploads/media/IRONROUTE_Abstract_of_the_research_activities_WP5_PP3.pdf guy also known as gaius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Viggen Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Ferrum Nocirum was almost like a trade mark, anyone that needed something of iron was aware of Ferrum Noricum (apparently it was mentioned in theater plays, and Hadrian had coins made that mentioned Ferrum Noricum, but it was as i understand not only the ore itself that was of high quality but also the very sophisticated smelting process, that was mastered by the celts there to highest standards... cheers viggen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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