Questions tagged [10th-century]
The 10th century is considered to be the century which lasted from January 1, 901 to December 31, 1000 in the Gregorian calendar.
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How much did a sword cost in AD 1000 Constantinople?
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Obviously, swords vary in quality. Ideally, I would like to know what a standard army issue sword would have cost, if I bought it privately. But I realised we may only be able to ...
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What is known about the Tings in 10th century Norway?
There is quite a lot known about the Icelandic assemblies, but what about the Norwegian ones?
Were Gulating, Borgarting, Eidsivating and Frostating also held in summer?
Can we assume, that the ...
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How would an early Medieval German market have looked?
I am trying to find sources on how a medieval German market would have looked. Any artwork (painting, wood carving, wood print) would be perfect, but even just a description would already be great. My ...
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Can I get my hands on a translation of Ahmad ibn Fadlan's manuscript?
I have read a couple of fiction novels, based on the renowned manuscript. But is an English translation of the actual Arabic text available online?
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Before modern banking, how did government-issued coins get into everyone's hands?
At first, this question sounded basic to me, but I couldn't find easy answer in Wikipedia. Since this SE prefers restricted scope, let's limit it to the empires of the 9th-10th century, e.g. the ...
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