2019-10-26

Riga Lines


riga f (plural righe)
  1. line
  2. stripe
  3. parting (of hair)
  4. ruler (measuring device)
    Synonym: righello

From Old Italian riga, from Lombardic rīga (line, row), from Proto-Germanic *rīgǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *(e)reik- (-kh-) (to scratch, cut). Akin to Old High German rīga (line) 

The river Daugava has been a trade route since antiquity, part of the Vikings' Dvina*-Dnieper navigation route to Byzantium.[21] A sheltered natural harbour 15 km (9.3 mi) upriver from the mouth of the Daugava — the site of today's Riga — has been recorded, as Duna Urbs, as early as the 2nd century.[21] It was settled by the Livs, an ancient Finnic tribe.[18]

Riga began to develop as a centre of Viking trade during the early Middle Ages.[21] Riga's inhabitants occupied themselves mainly with fishing, animal husbandry, and trading, later developing crafts (in bone, wood, amber, and iron).[21]

The Livonian Chronicle of Henry testifies to Riga having long been a trading centre by the 12th century, referring to it as portus antiquus (ancient port), and describes dwellings and warehouses used to store mostly flax, and hides.[21] German traders began visiting Riga, establishing a nearby outpost in 1158.

Riga Lines

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