Iron Age

Ignatius Donnelly

The Kings of Atlantis become the Gods of the Greeks

This is made the more evident when we read that this region of the gods, of Chronos and Uranos and Zeus, passed through, first, a Golden Age, then a Silver Age--these constituting a great period of peace and happiness; then it reached a Bronze Age; then an Iron Age, and finally perished by a great flood, sent upon these people by Zeus as a punishment for their sins.

Finally came the Iron Age, in which enfeebled mankind had to toil for bread with their hands, and, bent on gain, did their best to overreach each other.

It is remarkable that we find here the same succession of the Iron Age after the Bronze Age that has been revealed to scientific men by the patient examination of the relies of antiquity in Europe.

They existed during the Bronze Age and at the beginning of the Iron Age.

Ignatius Donnelly

The Bronze Age in Europe

And as this commerce could not, as we have seen, have been carried on by the Romans, Greeks, Etruscans, or Phœnicians, because their civilizations flourished during the Iron Age, to which this age of bronze was anterior, where then are we to look for a great maritime and commercial people, who carried vast quantities of copper, tin, and bronze (unalloyed by the lead of the south of Europe) to Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Ireland, England, France, Spain, Switzerland, and Italy?

What race was there, other than the people of Atlantis, that existed before the Iron Age-before the Greek, Roman, Etruscan, and Phœnician--that was civilized, that worked in metals, that carried on a commerce with all parts of Europe?

The admitted fact that it is anterior in time to the Iron Age relegates it to a great antiquity.

The fact that it is anterior in time to the Iron Age is conclusive that it is not due to any of the known European or Asiatic nations, all of which belong to the Iron Age.

We shall see hereafter that the mythological traditions of Greece referred to a Bronze Age which preceded an Iron Age, and placed this in the land of the gods, which was an island in the Atlantic Ocean, beyond the Pillars of Hercules; and this land was, as we shall see, clearly Atlantis.

Timeline

The Four Ages of Atlantis

These ages, referred to as the Golden Age, Silver Age, Copper Age, and Iron Age, represented different phases of cultural, technological, and spiritual development.

The Iron Age of Atlantis, the last and darkest era, was marked by widespread corruption, conflict, and destruction.

According to Edgar Cayce, it was during the Iron Age that the catastrophic events leading to Atlantis’ destruction took place.

The Golden Age symbolizes the height of Atlantean spirituality and alignment with divine forces, while the Iron Age reflects the civilization's ultimate fall into materialism and greed, leading to its destruction.

Historical Ages

The structure of historical ages, such as the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age, is primarily used by archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists to classify human prehistory and early history based on the dominant materials and technologies used at the time.

The system that divides history into the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age is known as the Three-Age System.

For example, the development of metallurgy occurred at different times in different regions, so terms like "Bronze Age" or "Iron Age" can have varied significance depending on the location (e.g., Mesopotamia, Egypt, and Europe).

Post Flood

The Phoenicians

The Phoenicians are primarily placed in the Bronze Age and the Iron Age.

Iron Age (circa 1200–539 BCE): The Phoenician civilization reached its height during the early to mid-Iron Age.

Daniel 2

The divine stone

The Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age of Atlantis

The Old Testament

Atlantis in the Old Testament

The Golden Age, Silver Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age of Atlantis

Before the flood

The world before the Great Flood

Similarly, Greek myths talk about the decline from the Golden Age to the Iron Age, where human behavior deteriorated.

Trees have been central to many pagan and Celtic traditions.

Origin and Age: The reverence for oak trees is central to Celtic druidic practices, which date back to at least 2,500 years ago during the Iron Age.

Anne Baring

The Lunar Period

Iron Age (c.

Myths

Timeline of the Four Worlds

Significant cultural and technological advancements: Bronze Age, Iron Age, and beyond.

Dr. Gene Kim

YHWH A dessert pagan God

National God: Yahweh was the national god of the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

Disputed Origins: His exact origins are debated, with some evidence tracing back to the early Iron Age and even the late Bronze Age.

Yahweh was the national god of the Iron Age kingdoms of Israel and Judah.

His exact origins are disputed, although they reach back to the early Iron Age and even the late Bronze Age.

Calenders

Oldest Calendars of the world

Nordic (Norse) Calendar: Early Iron Age (pre-0 AD), with Yule around December 21.

Ignatius Donnelly

Three Ages of European Development

The Iron Age: When iron became the dominant material for tools and weapons, although bronze continued to be used for decorative purposes.

Ignatius Donnelly

The antiquity of some of our great inventions

The Iron Age in America also predates European contact.

Elohim

Yahweh YHWH – The Lord God

The origins of his worship reach at least to the early Iron Age, and likely to the Late Bronze Age, if not somewhat earlier.