ABSTRACT
The earliest Viking Age is the period when urbanism first gained a foothold in the Scandinavian lands (Figure 8.1). At this time urban communities had for several centuries been abundant further south and west in the Roman Empire, thereafter in the Frankish and the English kingdoms. However, Scandinavia maintained its totally rural Map showing the towns and sites discussed in this chapter https://s3-euw1-ap-pe-df-pch-content-public-p.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/9780203412770/90f6a73d-bf77-4b42-b2d9-5834a9592c4e/content/fig8_1_B.jpg" xmlns:xlink="https://www.w3.org/1999/xlink"/>
