Kaupang – Flourishing Viking Trade Hub And Transit Port For North Sea Trade
A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - The settlement traces found at Kaupang in southern Norway represent the remains of one of the many seasonal market sites of the early Viking Period.
It is located in Skiringssal (now known as Huseby), not far from Larvik, in Vestfold, at the mouth of the Oslofjord. Vestfold (meaning "West of the Fold") and Fold is the ancient name of the Oslofjord. Today, Kaupang and Skiringssal are rich and important archaeological sites.
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