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Hedeby
Hedeby (, Old Norse Heiðabýr, of heiðr = heathland, and býr = yard, thus "heath yard") was an important settlement in Viking Denmark, flourishing from the 8th to 11th centuries and located towards the southern end of the Jutland Peninsula. It developed as a trading centre at the head of a narrow, navigable inlet known today as the Schlei (Danish: Slien) which connects to the Baltic Sea.
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