Means of exchange: dealing with silver in the viking age
Éditeur :
Aarhus University Press
ISBN :
9788779343085
Date de publication :
12 sept. 2008
Dimensions :
30,3 x 21,8 x 3,5 cm
Poids :
1978 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Danemark
Excavation findings at a Norwegian Viking town reveal evolving economic exchanges through coins, hacksilver, ingots, and standardized weights. Shifting trade practices and increasing silver use illustrate how innovative commercial methods reshaped Viking society and integrated Scandinavia with medieval European markets.