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比尔卡城可能是在公元800年左右由瑞典的维金人建立的。它不但被作为地方商业市场,而且也是当时正在出现的北方名贵毛皮贸易的一个集散地。比尔卡如此优越的地理位置,以及北欧海盗贸易活动如此迅猛的兴起,使这座城镇仅在25年内便发展成为一个主要商业中心,其贸易干线延伸数百英里,通向四面八方。比尔卡座落在一片名叫梅拉伦的大湖边,那里伸展出七条主要出入通道。维金人由此朝东可驶入芬兰湾,直趋伏尔加河;或向东转而向北,沿着几
The city of Bilkal may have been founded by Swedish Vikings around AD 800. It is not only used as a local commercial market, but also as a hub for emerging northern fur trade. Such superior geographical location of Birka and the so-so rapid rise of Viking trade activities have enabled the town to develop into a major commercial center within 25 years, with its trade routes extending over hundreds of miles and leading in all directions. Birka is nestled on the edge of the Great Lakes called Mélange, stretching seven main access routes. As a result, the Vikings can go eastward into the Gulf of Finland and go straight to the Volga River; or turn east and north,