Alen
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the name Alen, see Alen (given name).
 |
This article does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (January 2010) |
Alen or aln is a traditional Scandinavian unit of distance similar to the north German elle: roughly 60 centimeters. The Danish alen, also used in Norway, was equal to 62.77 centimeters (2 Danish fod). The Swedish aln was 59.38 centimeters.
[edit] Reference
For a full list of old Danish measures, and their metric equivalents, see this Danish website
 |
This standards- or measurement-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
