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Good article, but it shows the persistence of some conventional images. It explains that the Vikings exchanged goods for Muslim silver coins, which were accepted everywhere as a medium of exchange.... and then refers to this trade as "barter" !
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Good article, but it shows the persistence of some conventional images. It explains that the Vikings exchanged goods for Muslim silver coins, which were accepted everywhere as a medium of exchange.... and then refers to this trade as "barter" !
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