Towns and Commerce in Viking-Age Scandinavia

Towns and Commerce in Viking-Age Scandinavia
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 301
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ISBN-10 : 9781009298056
ISBN-13 : 1009298054
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Download or read book Towns and Commerce in Viking-Age Scandinavia written by Sven Kalmring and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 301 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers an interdisciplinary and geographically wide-ranging approach to understanding the emergence of towns and commerce in Viking-age Scandinavia and their eventual demise by the end of the period. It tracks the diverging characteristics of urban communities against the background of traditional social structures in the Viking world.


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