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Scandinavia

Scandinavia is the region of northern Europe comprising Denmark, Norway and Sweden. In the Viking Age Scandinavian traders used river routes such as the Volga, through which silver dirhams flowed northward via Khazar territory, as accounts of the Khazar Khaganate note. In the early modern period Scandinavian markets imported Baltic grain from the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.

Scandinavia
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Khazar KhaganateImpactKingdom of the FranksSocioeconomyVolga BulgariaSocioeconomyKingdom of ScotlandSocioeconomyKingdom of NorwayGovernance, Impact, SummaryKingdom of DenmarkSocioeconomy, ImpactFree Hanseatic City of BremenFoundation, SocioeconomyFree and Hanseatic City of HamburgSocioeconomyState of the Teutonic OrderSocioeconomyRevalImpactDenmark-NorwaySocioeconomyRepublic of SomalilandSocioeconomyNorse religionOrigins, Spread, Legacy, SummaryOld NorseOrigins, Speakers, Change, Legacy, SummaryOld TurkicGrammar

Mentioned in 9 state histories

Kingdom of the HeruliKingdom of the GeatsPolans (East Slavs)VestfoldRävalaSamanid EmpireKingdom of YorkJämtlandPrince-Archbishopric of Bremen

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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Scandinavia. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/scandinavia
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“Scandinavia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/scandinavia. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Scandinavia.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/scandinavia.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Scandinavia’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/scandinavia (Accessed: ).

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