| Feature | Viking Heler | Mongol Heler | |--------|-------------|---------------| | | Criminally liable (if caught) | State-sanctioned (often official role) | | Typical goods | Silver, slaves, church goods, weapons | Silk, gold, books, artisans, horses | | Primary method | Melting, hacksilver, distance trade | Registration, rebranding, empire-wide transport | | Famous hubs | Birka, Hedeby, Kaupang, Gotland | Sarai, Bukhara, Tabriz, Khanbaliq | | Scale | Regional (North Sea to Volga) | Continental (Pacific to Black Sea) | | Collateral damage | Localized theft cycles | Systemic war economy dependence |
The Mongols under Genghis Khan (c. 1162–1227) did not just raid – they conquered entire empires. When a city like Bukhara, Samarkand, or Baghdad fell, the Mongol army would spend days or weeks cataloging, sorting, and distributing the plunder. But unlike the Vikings, the Mongols created a state-run fencing system .
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Both the Viking and Mongol societies show that fencing was not a parasite on their economies – it was the engine . Without fences to liquidate plunder, a Viking raid was just a relocation of items. Without state-sponsored ortaqs , a Mongol conquest would generate logistical chaos, not taxable wealth.
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While the Vikings, Mongols, and Helleners were all remarkable civilizations, they exhibited distinct characteristics, shaped by their unique cultural, geographical, and historical contexts.
Enter the helere (Old Norse root: hela – to conceal or hide). In Norse law codes, particularly the Grágás (Icelandic) and the Gulatingsloven (Norwegian), a helere was explicitly defined as anyone who knowingly received, concealed, or profited from stolen property. The penalty was severe – often outlawry. But the practice was rampant because without fences, raiding was pointless.
The Mongols, a nomadic people from Central Asia, rose to prominence in the 13th century under the leadership of Genghis Khan, one of history's most feared and revered conquerors. The Mongols were a tribal society, organized into units of tens, hundreds, and thousands, with a strict hierarchical structure and a code of laws known as the "Yassa."
Every piece of silver, every captured textile, every stolen horse had to be turned into something useful—cash, loyalty, or power. That process required a heler : a fence, a receiver, a middleman who laundered stolen goods into legitimate wealth. Both Viking Age Scandinavia (c. 793–1066 AD) and the Mongol Empire (c. 1206–1368 AD) depended heavily on such networks. This article dives deep into the surprisingly sophisticated world of Viking and Mongol fencing operations—and why understanding these "criminal" middlemen changes everything we know about their societies.