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

References

  1. ↑ Danish English Dictionary - Høst & Søn, Copenhagen

For a full list of old Danish measures, and their metric equivalents, see this Danish website.


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