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Birka

Birka listenⓘ (Birca in medieval sources), on the island of Björkö (lit. "Birch Island") in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia as well as many parts of Continental Europe and the Orient. Björkö is located in Lake Mälaren, 30 kilometers west of contemporary Stockholm, in the municipality of…

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Location
Ekerö Municipality, Sweden
Abandoned
10th century
Built
8th century
Criteria
iii, iv
Designated
1993 (17th session)
Official name
Birka and Hovgården

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History

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Björkö archaeological site

Björkö objects

Birka burial sites

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Birka

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Edges136
Triples195
Avg. degree1.99
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Birka

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related to Written accounts · 31
Birka → Adam, Ansgar, Archbishop Unni, Birca, Bishops, Bjärköa, Both Rimbert, Bremen, Christianity, Deeds, Denmark, German, Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum, Hamburg Church, It, Latin, Latinised, No, Norse, Norway
related to "Allah" textile controversy · 24
Birka → Agnes Geijer, Ali, Allah, Annika Larsson, Arabic, Austin, Based, Carolyn Priest-Dorman, In, Islam, Islamic, Kufic, Larsson, Larsson's, Mulder, She, Stephennie Mulder, Texas, Textile, The
related to history · 23
Birka → Abbasid Caliphate, AD, Aldeigja, As, Baltic, Byzantine Empire, Christian, Dnieper Trade Route, Europe, Finns, Furs, Holmsgard, It, Ladoga, Northwestern Russia, Novgorod, Reindeer, Saint Ansgar, Sami, Scandinavia
related to Adam of Bremen's description · 20
Birka → Adalvard, Adam, Adam's, After, Birca, Bishops, Bremen, Deeds, German, Gesta, Hamburg Church, He, In Gesta Hammaburgensis, One, Rimbert's, Scholia, Scholias, Sigtuna, Skara, Younger
related to "Allah" ring controversy · 19
Birka → Allah, Arabic, Hjalmar Stolpe, However, In, Islamic, It, Kufic, Marijn, Nevertheless, Putten, Stephennie Mulder, Swedish, The, The Arabic, Twitter, Viking, Vikings, While
related to Dirham coins · 12
Birka → Amir, Arabic, Dirham, English, Middle East, Northern Europe, Other, Scandinavian, Shah, Tashkent, The, Uzbekistan
related to Birka burial sites · 9
Birka → According, Eastern Asia, Many, Middle East, Nancy, Over, Scholar Nancy, Skeletal, Wicker
related to Rimbert's description · 9
Birka → Ansgar, Catholic, Christian, Hamburg-Bremen Rimbert, In Vita Ansgari, Rimbert's, Sweden, Swedish, The
related to Wearable accessories · 9
Birka → Bj, Both, Christianity, In, Many Birka, Missionaries, Rimbert, Thor's, Viking
related to Björkö archaeological site · 8
Birka → Björkö, Chronicle, In, National Antiquarian Johan Hadorph, Prosaiska, Sweden, Swedish, The

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sweden found also people around viking björkö adam island ansgar objects many town century king one first textile christian sigtuna

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
BirkaAbandoned10th century1.00infobox
BirkaBuilt8th century1.00infobox
BirkaCriteriaiii, iv1.00infobox
BirkaDesignated1993 (17th session)1.00infobox
BirkaLocationEkerö Municipality, Sweden1.00infobox
BirkaOfficial nameBirka and Hovgården1.00infobox
BirkaPeriodsViking Age1.00infobox
BirkaReference no.5551.00infobox
BirkaRegionEurope and North America1.00infobox
BirkaTypeCultural1.00infobox
Birkais asite of the first known Christian congregation in Sweden0.90text
Birkais acontemporary Swedish form0.90text
Birkais amain Geatish town0.90text

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