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Trading
The Vikings traded all over Europe, as far east as Central Asia. They bought goods and materials such as silver, silk, spices, wine, jewellery, glass and pottery. In return, they sold items such as honey, tin, wheat, wool, wood, iron, fur, leather, fish and walrus ivory. Everywhere they went the Vikings bought and sold slaves. 
They paid for their goods using silver coins, or pieces of silver or jewellery. The value of the silver depended on its weight, so many traders carried round a set of scales. |
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| Viking kings in England minted their own silver coins. |
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