Kaupang, located near present-day Larvik in Vestfold, Norway, is widely recognized as Norway's first proto-urban settlement and a pivotal marketplace of the Viking Age. Established around 800 CE and active until the mid-10th century, it served as a vital hub for trade, craft production, and cultural exchange. Kaupang as an Urban CenterUnlike the predominantly rural farmsteads typical of the era, Kaupang functioned as a dense, permanent center of…
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