Preface and acknowledgements -- Viking-age economic transformations : the west-Scandinavian case / Dagfinn Skre -- Trade and traders -- Approaching trade in pre-state and early state societies / Eivind Heldaas Seland -- The use of silver as a medium of exchange in Jämtland, c. 875-1050 / Olof...

The Nordic countries are often bundled together, as representatives of a 'model' which combines high living standards and an open market economy with social insurance and ambitious public services. Yet, the economic and political development of Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden towards this...