SCAN 2202 Lecture 17: VIKING TOWNS

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Birka: emerged as a trading center in sweden through expanded trade network with the. Carolingian empire in the 8th century: established on small island in lake maelaren, not far from modern stockholm. There are about 2,000 grave mounds and numerous unmarked inhumation graves: main settlement located in a depression adjacent to the water, with several longhouse terraces on a slope above the town. Shoreline plots were separated by ditches and wooden fences in a pattern following the bay"s natural shape: finds in the houses indicate that merchants had contacts far to the east: the rus", the khazar"s, byzantium, muslim caliphate. Also textile and fur production; production of combs, glass beads, and cast bronze objects: defence: Ramparts are known from the 9th century, and a hill fort has been discovered. Rampart that is visible today is prob. from the 10th century, and dating of hillfort is uncertain. Excavations close to hillfort have reveleaed a strong military presence in the 10th century.

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