Alen (unit of length)

For the name Alen, see Alen (given name).

The alen or aln is a traditional Scandinavian unit of distance similar to the north German elle, roughly 60 centimeters long. The Danish alen,[1] also used in Norway, was 62.77 centimetres (24.71 in), equal to 2 Danish fod. The Swedish aln was 59.38 centimetres (23.38 in).

References

  1. ^ Danish English Dictionary - Høst & Søn, Copenhagen
  • For a full list of old Danish measures and their metric equivalents, see this website (in Danish).
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