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The Evolution of a Viking Village

A beautiful city on the Oresund Sound.

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JD Breen
Jun 05, 2023
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Copenhagen, Denmark

June 5, 2023

We arrived this morning to a stunning city that was first founded as a Viking village.

An enviable harbor and abundant herring were doubtless draws for the marauders of the North. Norse merchants and fishers paid seasonal visits during the city’s earliest centuries, before planting deeper roots in Medieval soil. 

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