Weights of Ancient Scandinavia
Researchers believe that in the second half of the IX century, the system of weight measures, borrowed from the Arabs, began to spread on the Baltic Sea coast. It took a very short period of time, perhaps only a few decades, for it to be applied over a vast territory — from Volga Bulgaria in the East to Hedeby (the trade center of the Danish Vikings) and Kaupang (Norway) in the West.
Researchers believe that in the second half of the IX century, the system of weight measures, borrowed from the Arabs, began to spread on the Baltic Sea coast. It took a very short period of time, perhaps only a few decades, for it to be applied over a vast territory — from Volga Bulgaria in the East to Hedeby (the trade center of the Danish Vikings) and Kaupang (Norway) in the West.
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