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title: Viking Boats at Birka
author: chas B
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9405/viking-boats-at-birka/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Viking Boats at Birka

_Authored by chas B_

## Image File

[![Viking Boats at Birka](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9405.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9405.jpg)

## Image Caption

Reconstructed [Viking](https://www.worldhistory.org/Vikings/) boats near the site of [Birka](https://www.worldhistory.org/Birka/) on the island of Björkö in Sweden. Birka was an important trading center and strongly fortified town in the [Viking Age](https://www.worldhistory.org/collection/29/the-viking-age/) which flourished from the 8th through the 10th centuries CE. Along with the town of [Hedeby](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hedeby/) which is located in present-day Denmark, Birka was the most important Viking trading center in [Europe](https://www.worldhistory.org/europe/). Its prime location on Lake Mälaren provided sailing access to the Baltic Sea through the Södertälje Canal.

## Cite This Work

### APA
B, c. (2018, November 05). Viking Boats at Birka. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9405/viking-boats-at-birka/>
### Chicago
B, chas. "Viking Boats at Birka." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 05, 2018. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9405/viking-boats-at-birka/>.
### MLA
B, chas. "Viking Boats at Birka." *World History Encyclopedia*, 05 Nov 2018, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9405/viking-boats-at-birka/>.

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[![copyright source](/images/partners/white-flickr.png)](https://www.flickr.com/photos/tarquingemstone/42329931752)This image was first published on [Flickr](http://www.flickr.com). [Original image](https://www.flickr.com/photos/tarquingemstone/42329931752) by [**chas B**](https://www.flickr.com/photos/tarquingemstone/42329931752). Submitted by [Emma Groeneveld](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/emmagroeneveld1/ "User Page: Emma Groeneveld"), published on 05 November 2018. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0deed.en). This license lets others distribute, remix, tweak, and build upon your work, even commercially, as long as they credit you for the original creation. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.