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Varangian-Greek trade route

Type Object Region Baltic Sea Time c. 800–1100

Northern trade route system from the Baltic via Lake Ladoga, the Neva, the Volkhov and the Dnieper to the Black Sea and the Byzantine world, dominate…

Timeline

  1. c. 800–900Baltic coast · Baltic SeaScandinavian merchants crossed the Baltic into the Gulf of Finland, then ascended the Neva into Lake Ladoga, establishing early trading posts and seasonal routes.
  2. c. 900–1000Novgorod · NovgorodNovgorod became the distribution center of the northern trade route; caravans went via the Volkhov and Lovat rivers into the Dnieper river system, deepening in step with the political integration of Kyivan Rus.
  3. c. 1000–1100Constantinople · ByzantineMerchant ships ran the Dnieper rapids and shoals, reached the Byzantine capital Constantinople via the Black Sea, completing two-way exchange of amber, furs, honey and silver coins.

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