nostr:npub14k23hl0c7a0ecs42wndgxg4l7w9ve03jtdlg48hvj93zdtq2cf9q3ted68 Part of the explanation is probably that the Vikings were moving coinage from areas with a really well developed market economy to their home where there was little that money could buy and definitely no rulers who could decree older coin types invalid. Both factors favoured hoarding. You could buy a farm or pay a bride price with kilos of silver, but there were no shops where you could spend small sums.