It towered above the older buildings like a citadel, which indeed it was, the outpost of a new age, perhaps a new civilization, perhaps a new barbarism.

它屹立在古老的建筑之上，像一座城堡，也的确是一个新时代的前哨，这种前哨可能意味着一种新文明，也可能是一种新野蛮。

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The next step leads us to the upper stage of barbarism the period when all civilized peoples have their heroic age : the age of the iron sword but also of the iron plowshare and ax.

下一步把我们引向野蛮时代高级阶段，一切文化民族都在这个时期经历了自己的英雄时代：铁剑时代，但同时也是铁犁和铁斧的时代。

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During the Viking Age, the Scandinavian people were able to make a stronger push to the outside worlds and create a reputation for themselves beyond simple barbarism.

在维京时代，斯堪的纳维亚人能够达成这样的壮举，来到外面的世界，让自己获得声誉，摆脱野蛮无知的名声。

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