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Between East and West: The Rus' in Arabic Sources
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Far too often are the Vikings of the West given all the spotlight. Well known are the stories of the Raid on Lindisfarne, the Siege of Paris, and the Danelaw. Less known are the Viking exploits in the east, despite them being much more dynamic, colorful, but perhaps also because they are so complicated. The Vikings of the east were primarily traders, but of a violent sort, and of a complex, multicultural background. They were Scandinavians, Slavs, and Finns, who together adapted a shared and wholly different identity inspired by the Turkic nomads of the Steppe. They served the Khazar Khaganate as warriors and merchants, and were often understood by Muslims visitors as a type of Turk. To the Muslims, they were the Rus.
Sources:
Ibn Fadlan and the land of darkness - Paul Lunde and Caroline Stone
Svear i Österviking - Holger Arbman
The Early Slavs - Pavel Markovich Dolukhanov
The Primary Chronicle - Anonymous
The Rus in Arabic Sources - Thorir Jonsson Hraundal
The Varangians - Sverrir Jakobsson
Viking Rus - Wladyslaw Duzcko
#vikings #history #rus #russia #ukraine
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Far too often are the Vikings of the West given all the spotlight. Well known are the stories of the Raid on Lindisfarne, the Siege of Paris, and the Danelaw. Less known are the Viking exploits in the east, despite them being much more dynamic, colorful, but perhaps also because they are so complicated. The Vikings of the east were primarily traders, but of a violent sort, and of a complex, multicultural background. They were Scandinavians, Slavs, and Finns, who together adapted a shared and wholly different identity inspired by the Turkic nomads of the Steppe. They served the Khazar Khaganate as warriors and merchants, and were often understood by Muslims visitors as a type of Turk. To the Muslims, they were the Rus.
Sources:
Ibn Fadlan and the land of darkness - Paul Lunde and Caroline Stone
Svear i Österviking - Holger Arbman
The Early Slavs - Pavel Markovich Dolukhanov
The Primary Chronicle - Anonymous
The Rus in Arabic Sources - Thorir Jonsson Hraundal
The Varangians - Sverrir Jakobsson
Viking Rus - Wladyslaw Duzcko
#vikings #history #rus #russia #ukraine
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Holmgard: The Mysterious Capital of Ancient Russia
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Heading down the river Volkhov in northern Russia, travellers meet with a lake, called the Ilmen. At the northern entrance of the lake rises an archipelago of hills, turned by the rising water into little islands or peninsulas, known to the Norse as holmar. On the eastern part of the delta lies a hill, n...
The Rus Khaganate: Eastern Vikings and their Turkic Brothers(830-950)
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Around the year 950, there emerged one of the most powerful countries in eastern Europe: Rus, known in Latin as Ruthenia. However, the origins of this eastern powerhouse are uncertain. Though the Rus were literate, they did not start recording their own history until the 11th century. But it was between ...
Aldeigjuborg: The Lost Viking City near Europe's Largest Lake
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Situated between the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast, lies the largest lake on the European continent. Known today as Lake Ladoga, it was known to the Germans as "Aldoga", and to the Vikings, as Aldeigja. This was the site of a prosperous trade and crafts settlement during the Viking age. Source...
Did Vikings Establish Rus'? The Norman Controversy
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire The modern countries of Belarus, Ukraine and Russia, all claim descendance from an early medieval polity known as Rus. By 950, Rus was a nation centered around the city of Kiev, ruled by a Slavonic-speaking aristocracy. What happened before 950, and the origins of the Rus state, lay shrouded in mystery. ...
The Varangian Guard: Northern Warriors in Roman Service
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire The Varangian Guard was a regiment of northern Europeans in service of the Byzantine Empire, who fulfilled duties as soldiers and guardsmen. Sources The Varangians: In God's Holy Fire - Sverrir Jakobsson The Varangian Guard 988-1453 - Raffaele D'Amato Byzantine Armies 886-1118 - Ian Heath Romano-Byzantin...
The Viking Exorcist - A Ghost Story from the Sagas
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire In the 13th century, Icelandic writers made an effort to record their poetry, legends, and dynastic sagas. Some of these writers may have been lords, but most were probably Catholic monks, and many of the Sagas have been interpreted as Christian propaganda. While many of the Sagas are presented as histor...
To Miklagarðr: The Route from the Varangians to the Greeks
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Scandinavians have travelled eastward since ancient times. The trade route of Eastern Europe flourished during the Viking Age, when nordic merchants called travelled as far as Baghdad. It was ineviteble that the Varjags would encounter the third major player in the middle east: the eastern remnant of the...
What should we call the Vikings?
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire “Viking” was not an Ethnicity, but I still call them such. In this video I will explain why. Sources "Vikings" and the Viking Age - John Lind The Vikings - Ian Heath The Viking World - Stefan Brink Ship and Society - Gunilla Larsson Konunga-boken - Snorri Sturluson, translated into Swedish by Hans Hildeb...
Austrveg: The Viking Silk Road
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire In the mid-20th century, archaeologists discovered a figure of the Buddha in the site at Helgö, an old viking village. Dating back to the 6th century, the Buddha was made in the Swat Valley in modern day Pakistan, and is believed to have been brought to Scandinavia along an ancient trade route, called, "...
NOVA SVECIA: Sweden's Forgotten American Empire(1637-1655)
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Early Pennsylvania history by Crewe of the Fancy: czcams.com/video/mI2zSZjzs1E/video.html This is the story of New Sweden, a brief colony established by Sweden on the Delaware River in modern-day Pennsylvania, US. Sources Nya Sverige - Algot Mattsson Sveriges historia: 1600-1721 - Norstedts Svenska folke...
Wends: The Slavic Pirates that the Vikings Feared
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire The Vikings have long been recognized as the lords of the early medieval ocean. In their speedy longships they travelled from Britain to Persia, leaving behind burned monasteries and looted settlements. Men and women prayed for God to save them from the wrath of the Northmen, and children were told to be...
Carved works and Figureheads: A History of Ship Decorations
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire Carved works is the collective term used for wooden decorations mounted aboard a ship. They've largely gone extinct, since they serve no purpose other than aesthetic. Historically they were one of the most important parts of the vessel. They were a vital propaganda tool for showing the power and affluenc...
The story of the ship Gothenburg
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire The wreck of the 1738 Gothenburg was recovered in 1986. In 2003, a replica of the ship was launched, and in 20 months between 2005 and 2007 she travelled her original route to China and back home, visiting places like Cádiz, Spain - Cape Town, South Africa, and Canton, China. If you're into the Age of Sa...
Bulwark: Floating Forts of the Ancient Baltic
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Join our Discord: discord.gg/N46CCfxEDj Support me on Patreon: www.patreon.com/BalticEmpire At the very end of the Scandinavian Viking age, a huge wooden castle was built on a lake in the island of Gotland. A large number of houses and other buildings were erected on a vast platform floating in the middle of the water. Around the construction, timber piles were driven vertically into the lake b...
When Lucifer invented artillery | Paradise Lost
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When Lucifer invented artillery | Paradise Lost
Winter Travel in Ancient Scandinavia: 3000 BC - 1900 AD
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Winter Travel in Ancient Scandinavia: 3000 BC - 1900 AD
Rise of the European Sailing Fleet: 1500-1650
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Rise of the European Sailing Fleet: 1500-1650
A Viking Court Case: The Saga of Beer-Hood
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A Viking Court Case: The Saga of Beer-Hood
The Farmen: Viking Merchants and Their Economy
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The Farmen: Viking Merchants and Their Economy
A Viking Ghost Story: The Spirit of Thorolf Halt-Foot
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A Viking Ghost Story: The Spirit of Thorolf Halt-Foot
The Viking Longship: How They Were Invented, Built and Used
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The Viking Longship: How They Were Invented, Built and Used
The Amber Road: International Trade in the Ancient World
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The Amber Road: International Trade in the Ancient World
Shipbuilding in Ancient Scandinavia: Neolithic Era to the Iron Age
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Shipbuilding in Ancient Scandinavia: Neolithic Era to the Iron Age
not Russia, but Rus. Russia appears in 16th century
Wends short for Wendy's twenties
Pot stirring still
This is bullshit. Holmgard is Novgorod and it's not a capital of Russian, ancient or modern. Russia didn't exist at that time. What you probably mean is "Rus", and even then saying Novgorod was, a capital of Rus is a factual mistake
90% bullshit with 10% of historical facts. That's how propaganda works. Dislike
Киев изначально хазарский город. Южане горелые.
31:50 should evidence exist when vikings are known to be the people who came conquered and didnt leave a trace? Thats litterally how they vikings are remembered in historic circles.
30:46 looking at the history of swedes adapting to foreigners or how we adapt abroad. This is also a possibility. We simply integrate well.
There is a Lubshan fortress in Ladoga with very interesting artifacts. Unfortunately, some things are looted by dark archaeologists and sold on ebay
I am a Swedish Australian , I did know about 5his colony, but not all the details of its history Thank you for this !
Point Australia wasn’t “ discovered “ until Captain Cook landed in what is now NSW in 1770.
Internet is just a pile of trash nowadays. Sometimes you can find a tiny gem in its wast junklands. This vid isn't one on those.
@quickgaming2466 explain why
Ancient Ruzzia ..???? ... It had NOTHING to do with Russia except the location...
You Ukrainian stock are so funny. Very much the modern chihuahua of the world, small but frustratingly loud. It sounds funny to some people, but to me I just want to learn about the rurik’s landing on lagoda and the founding of Novgorod THE FIRST RUS CITY and I personally don’t like your Ukrainian insecurities in our objective non political history channel
@@Bdog40 Dont teach me about Vikings please! I am one ;) :D
Evolution of Scythian and Amazon. Gog and Magog ? Is Turk a tongue or lifestyle. Anyhow I've come to accept the fact my relatives and neighbours became turks . To the Varangian mixed salad of mankind , your legacy lives on and as for me , Kyrie Eleison Me and thank you for everything. Blessings to all and sundry for the year ahead
I would just like to know? Where can I get pictures of the entire ship inside and out. & full information on how long & wide this floating masterpiece was. I've searched almost everywhere and can not get hardly any information 🙃 on this ship?! If there is any, it's small ...!
The Caucasus countries defeated the Vikings. The Arabs defeated them twice Bjorn Ironside fell to his knees and begged for his life.
Wellp, they aint teached us about that in our russian schools, thats for sure.
The Rus (not today's Russians) were a medieval people of Viking origin who militarily dominated a vast area of Eastern Europe from the Baltic Sea to the Black Sea. Their name was taken over by Muscals who wanted to legitimize their right over Kiev. In fact, Kievan Rus means Viking Kiev. There are many other examples of such peoples who took on the names of others. The Gauls took the name of the Franks, a Germanic tribe (in France), the Slavs south of the Danube took the name of the Bulgarians, a Turkish tribe (Bulgaria).
Your channel might just inspire me to start my own!! Thank you! Yours is brilliant. 🙌💪💯
Thank you for this very interesting and informative video about the history of New Sweden. Peter Rambo (1612-1698) was my 9th great-grandfather.
I’m norwegian/danish and after reading the history of Scandinavia after they were Christianized i believe that Christianity made Scandinavia weak people will argue it didn’t but if wasn’t true Denmark wouldn’t have been bullied as they were
Serbs 🇷🇸👑☦
Russia and Russian language were created in 19th century! No excised ancient Russians 😂😂😂
Right, and Buddha, Genghis Khan and Jesus were Ukrainians, and even the Roman Empire was afraid of Ukraine, we all know these favorite stories of yours.
@@MrSkoresh I am not being ironic, but the main and first dictionary of the Russian language was written by the Dane Dahl in the service of the Russian military ministry in the 19th century. Check it out for yourself on Wikipedia)
@@kyrylobardin4757 There are many other textbooks, historical chronicles and documents, from the Azbukovnik from the Kormcha Book to the Tale of Bygone Years, written by Nester in medieval Kiev. Guess who he's writing about? Guess what cities are mentioned there, what historical figures, what language? If you studied history using the globe of Ukraine, it will be difficult to guess correctly.
@@MrSkoresh Kiev spoke, speak and will speak Ukrainian language! 🤣🤣🤣 Also, in "russian" language exist a lot old words, proverbs which prove that "Russian" language was created on base Ukrainian language)
Should be noted that the word Fadlan used was not the arabic word for "tattood", but that they were marked/painted.
There's not such thing like ancient Russia! Russia is very young country! By any means! Take more effort about the tribes, countries and cultures that Russia lies today! Start with their language and religion! That's right, that's the hint. No idea why Russia trying to identify as northern origin? Maybe because they were Mongol slaves for too long?
So are they the ancestors of modern day sorbs, serbs and croats or not?
Kuzyni
The rus came from modern day sweden. Just as the goths and vandals. Stop falsifying history.
Just a couple of small notes. Plastic straws did not exist in Gustv Adolf's time, especially not the McDonald's variant depicted here. The Hakkapeliittas' war cry in Finnish was "Hakkaa päälle!" ( ~Charge on them), not "Hakka Pälle" (spelling) or "Hakka päällä!" (~ with your head). 🤔
Skandinava. Russia. FInns. finnugry.... Just fking call them ESTONIANS already, you coward!!!! BALTO-FINNIC?????? Baltics are the THREE counties - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. If you compare the last two then there's NOTHING SIMILAR. ESTONIA AND FINNISH ARE ALMOST THE SAME!!!!!! I'm from Estonia and I live in Finland so I KNOW the 2 languages and they sound so similar that you can't miss it. Just arghhhhh. None of you has the facts or firsthand knowledge!!!! Everyone is talking about it but nobody has the correct word for it. It's literally ESTONIANS. It's all us and more. DO your research, dude. My grandma came behind Volga, She had the tales. Her firstborn died of hunger, so did her husband. She came to Estonia. Escaped from the war and starvation. Bolshevik revolution. I guess all the fking russians got what they wanted. Freedom to starve as long as they were out of their ruler's hand. CONGRATIOLATION!!!!!!!!! Hope they're alllllllll happy now. Romanovs were the saints if you compare them to bolsheviks. SAINTS:
Slavs are mostly not very smart and would of never been able to create never mind lead a country, as they fail just as badly now
hUMGRAD. umni grad. nase ime. srpsko.
It is like a game of thrones episode
anyways, Swedish Scandinavians were always around Finland and the Baltic area, they surely got in contact with the Slavic tribes, that's a fact.
Please make a video about the Teutonic Knights
It is simple. Migration habbits. Viking used to use cpl of boats/busses to visit other countries for wealth. They usually return too. Arabs. Well, they come ALL by any means. And stay untill kicked out. Nothing changed. Nothing will.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salme_ships
Love the choice of music in these videos. Is Elder Scrolls music somehow legally full free-use? Official source to get it legally?
Did you say good riddance to the Great Roman Empire?!??!? We can't be friends anymore! :P But seriously.....seriously?
There is little bit of misinformation as far as Slavic paganism is concerned. Perun and Svarog are not recorded as gods of Baltic Slavs they are only know from Kievan Rus. Though it is quite possible the west slavs did worship them as well it would be much more fitting to name to name actual baltic slavic deities like Svantovit, Porevit, Yarovit, Radagast. more importantly Svarog is not creator god, father to (all) other gods or "lord of heavens" that's pure neopagan fabrication with zero historical evidence. Adoption of Viking gods like Odin I believe also doesn't have much evidence behind it.
Scandinavians are definitely Turkic people. They are descendent of White Huns from Siberia. They are Odin's Turkish folk. Gray Wolf greetings from Khazakistan.
Sorben (Serby as they call themselves, but germans corrupting the ethnonym) = Wenden.
Look fine but mix of Venetian Slavic and Nordic myths and symbols look good but not true. Just visit Rigen Island sho u ld we talk abaut what...
Is there anywhere the Vikings didn't go?
Mars probably
Where the fuck they came in India,southeast Asia,Africa lol
You say Finns at the start. But you have no sources indicating that ethno or finno culture was apart of this at large. Individual anacdotes does not count as Finno made 0 impact ethnically. Explain yourself please.
no
As far as I’m concerned, the rus are the real migranta who should head back to Sweden or Ukraine, in this case, 87% of Russia is Asia.
Do one on the wends brother,I'm interested as are many others,please
_"As late as 1549, __20:51__ "Perun" was used as a warcry by the Novgorodians."_ I'm reminded how St. Bridget was proning a crusade to the "Pagans of Novgorod" or "Heathen of Novgorod" ... I thought it meant the Tatars. A clergyman or priest of the Vatican II obedience took this as indication St. Bridget was calling Russian Orthodox "heathen" ... and that some of her revelations were not from God. Well, if Novgorodians shouted Perun un 1549, they may have been pagan in the time of St. Bridget too ...
I’m Swedish and I’m related to Gleb Sviatoslav according to MyTrueAncestry.
10 years or so ago, every nations Wikipedia site, wrote that Goths and Rus were Swedes, except from Swedish Wikipedia, which wrote they were Slavs. Says something about how sick Swedish culture is. And the presenter of this video is a Swede too.
Was the Rus finnish, swedish or slavic? The Rus was swedish. By one fact and one fact only. Sweden have alot of runestones talking about the varangians. According to the 12th-century Primary Chronicle, there was a group of varangians called rus.