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Silver, butter, cloth : monetary and social economies in the Viking age / Jane Kershaw, Gareth Williams, S²ren Sindbµk, and James Graham-Campbell.

Contributor(s): Kershaw, Jane, 1982- [editor.] | Williams, Gareth, 1969- [editor.] | Sindbµk, S²oren [editor.] | Graham-Campbell, James [editor.]Series: Medieval history and archaeology: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2019Edition: First editionDescription: 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white)Content type: text | still image Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191866678 (ebook) :Subject(s): Coinage -- Scandinavia -- History -- To 1500 | Silver coins -- Scandinavia -- History -- To 1500 | Viking antiquities | Civilization, VikingAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198827986DDC classification: 737.4948 LOC classification: CJ1645Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: 'Silver, Butter, Cloth' discusses what constituted 'money' in the Viking Age, and how 'money' was used? It is widely accepted that silver constituted the main form of currency. Contributors examine how silver functioned as payment but also explores the monetary role of non-silver currencies in the Viking economy.
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This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

'Silver, Butter, Cloth' discusses what constituted 'money' in the Viking Age, and how 'money' was used? It is widely accepted that silver constituted the main form of currency. Contributors examine how silver functioned as payment but also explores the monetary role of non-silver currencies in the Viking economy.

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