Birka
E580170
Birka was a major Viking Age trading center and early urban settlement located on the island of Björkö in present-day Sweden.
Statements (66)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Viking Age trading center
ⓘ
archaeological site ⓘ early urban settlement ⓘ |
| abandonedIn | late 10th century ⓘ |
| access | boat from Stockholm ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| endTime | 10th century ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | Hjalmar Stolpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavationStart | 1870s ⓘ |
| excavationType | archaeological excavation ⓘ |
| foundedIn | c. 750 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Swedish National Heritage Board NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArchaeologicalEvidenceOf | female warrior burial ⓘ |
| hasEvidenceOf |
Christian mission
ⓘ
craft production ⓘ long-distance trade ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
emporium
ⓘ
port town ⓘ trading hub ⓘ |
| hasPart |
black earth settlement area
ⓘ
burial mounds ⓘ cemeteries ⓘ chamber graves ⓘ fortified hillfort ⓘ graves ⓘ harbour area ⓘ |
| hasSignificantEvent | mission of Ansgar ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Viking warrior grave Bj 581
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rich burial finds ⓘ |
| languageOfHistoricalPopulation | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeEntity | Ekerö Municipality NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInBodyOfWater | Lake Mälaren NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInHistoricalRegion | Svea realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInModernCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInProvince | Uppland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Svealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Stockholm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Björkö NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Birka and Hovgården NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Norse paganism ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
10th century
ⓘ
9th century ⓘ |
| startTime | 8th century ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| tradedGoods |
beads
ⓘ
furs ⓘ glass ⓘ iron ⓘ slaves ⓘ textiles ⓘ weapons ⓘ |
| tradedWith |
Baltic region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Finland NERFINISHED ⓘ Frankish realms NERFINISHED ⓘ Islamic Caliphates NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteId | 555 ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSiteSince | 1993 ⓘ |
| usedCurrency |
dirhams
ⓘ
silver ⓘ |
| visitedBy |
Ansgar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rimbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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