Miscellaneous Measuring Systems
(Non Viking)
By: Gary Anderson
Quantity is always a hard thing to figure out. It can change from generation to generation, or several times in one life time. Most of these quantity names are from a later point in Norway's life than the Viking Age, but still show some origin back to that time. The names are different than some used in the other Scandinavian lands, and so may the quantity involved differ from other Scandinavian lands. Its here just to help you get an idea of what was used post Viking.
Not much to add here. Most everything is explained in the data file. I put this together while sorting them out from real Viking measurements, and thought this might be interesting. If there are errors here I am the one to blame, and hope that someone who knows the correct answer will tell me. I owe much thanks to my sources, the books listed in the reference area of the web site, the universities of Scandinavia, Oxford University, and Dan Carlson Phd, of Sweden.
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© 2005 Gary Anderson