Did Ibn Fadlan meet the Vikings in Russia?

When we think of the Vikings one of the most memorable images is of the burning funeral ship, an image that has largely been drawn from one man's account of a group of people called the Rus, camped along the Volga river, somewhere in modern-day Russia.

Clips taken from:
Vikings Series (HBO)
The Thirteenth Warrior (1999)
The Northman (2022)

Music Used:
Lost Frontier - Kevin MacLeod

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