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Kievan Rus’
Nicholas Roerich, Guests from Overseas
In the mid-700's Scandinavian & Finnish peoples (collectively known later as Varangians or Rus') started travelling east & south from the Baltic Sea, establishing or following existent trade routes as far as the Byzantine Empire & even to Constantinople. As traders, mercenaries & raiders they conquered or established cities (almost like city-states) that eventually became what is known as the Kievan Rus' empire. *
It is said that Rurik, a Varangian (Rus) chieftan, seized control of Ladoga and founded Novgorod. All of this is hotly disputed but being taken as historical fact by a growing percentage of historians with the help of archaeologists. Rurik is said to have lived from 830-879. He was succeeded by his son Oleg who became prince of Kiev and is considered to be the founder of the Kievan Rus' state*.
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A Map of the Varangian, Volga (in red) & Varangian to Greece (in purple) Trade Routes
Sources:
1. Map Image from Wiki Commons - Varangian Routes
2. TheAncientWeb.com - Ancient Russia
3. Geographia.com - Ancient Russia
4. By Sigfús Blöndal, Google E-book - Varangians and Their Origins
5. Brittanica.com - Kievan Rus | historical state
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Kingdom of The Vandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe, or group of tribes, who were first heard of in southern Poland, but later moved around Europe establishing kingdoms in Spain and later North Africa in the 5th century.
The Vandals are believed to have migrated from southern Scandinavia to the area between the lower Oder and Vistula rivers during the 2nd century BC and to have settled in Silesia from around 120 BC. - 0
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Kingdom of The Vandals
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