Birka, Viking Sweden, AD 750 - 975

[@maggan82]

Birka, today Björkö. Simply means birch island. It was an emporium, and absolutely not "one of the earliest urban settlements."

[@spiteful_blaze6665]

Hello! 👋

[@HaxxorElite]

Hellu

[@jensbaath]

Where was the map ?

[@pernilsson9749]

Vad hände år 975 anno domini vid Björkö?

[@stemid85]

Jesus hände.

[@therealCelticViking]

Uppåkra is much bigger and older (100bc to 900ad) than Birka.