Ibn Fadlan, the Varangian Guard, & the Rus’ w/ Dr. James Montgomery
The History of Vikings · Noah Tetzner
February 20, 201925m 37s
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Show Notes
Today I had a chat with Dr. James Montgomery of Cambridge University about medieval Arabic traveler Ibn Fadlan. Ibn Fadlan’swriting is an interesting source for the Viking Age and provides a foreigner’s perspective on the people he called the Rus’. Referenced in Today’s Episode: JORVIK Viking Festival Follow The History of Vikings on YouTube, Twitter,…