Salt and the Earliest Scandinavian Raids in France: Was there a Connection?
Stephen M. Lewis
The island of Noirmoutier lies in the bay Bourgneuf just south mouth River Loire, near Nantes western France. In early decades ninth century and other nearby islands coastal areas became primary targets for Scandinavian raids. What was so attractive about this small area Northmen? Why did they keep coming back year after year? After examining these raids some detail, paper will highlight importance salt production trade part France medieval period before suggesting possibility that one objectives Northmen might well have been salt. question how able to profit from also be posed different possibilities explored.
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