[Openurmind]

I find the connections with the Black Sea the most interesting in this. :)

[SunkenCiv]

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• A Viking Burial Described by Arab Writer Ahmad ibn Fadlan [2014]
• Found Islamic Coins Hidden Inside Viking Age Shield Boss [2015]
• Traces of Vikings found at Bathonea archaeological excavation in Istanbul [2015]
• Why was a 9th century Viking woman buried with a ring that says 'for Allah' on it? [2016]