Birka

Twelve hundred years ago, the king of the Swedes established a new trading port at one of the inlets from the Baltic Sea. The place was called Birka, and became Sweden's first real town and later capital. Birka is today a popular site for excursions, wher
ulf.norlinger@bredband.net Ulf V Norlinger (M.A. in History) Birka, 1007 ---- Twelve hundred years ago, the king of the Swedes established a new trading port at one of the inlets from the Baltic Sea. The place was called Birka, and became Swed