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Birka
Birka was a Viking Age trading town on the island of Björkö in Lake Mälaren, Sweden, flourishing from the mid 8th to the late 10th century. Its merchants traded furs and slaves for silver and goods from the Frankish, Byzantine and Abbasid worlds, and the missionary Ansgar preached there around 830. With nearby Hovgården it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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