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If I can remember correctly it was because the Vikings (vandals I believe) needed basic supplies such as food, water, wealth, and land. It wasn't uncommon for people to invade in these time and in some ways its always been a way of life. In the end the Vikings just end up destroying the village. I cant be certain because I just got done learning this from my teacher... so if this is wrong its not my fault.
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∙ 9y agoThere is a controversy as to whether the Viking established the Kievan Rus'. At its greatest extent, in the mid-11th century, this medieval state stretched River Vistula in the west (in Poland) in the west and from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Black Sea in the south. It united the majority of East Slavic tribes. The modern peoples of Belarus, Ukraine, and Russia all claim Kievan Rus' as their cultural inheritance. The controversy is about whether the Rus were slaves or Varangians. This was a name for the Vikings used by Greeks and the Eastern Slavs. Ukrainian nationalist historians argue that the Rus were Slavs. The Viking theory argues that the Vikings ruled the Kievan Rus' between the 9th and 11th centuries ruled the medieval state of Rus. Rurik settled he Vikings in Novgorod in 862. Rurik's relative Oleg conquered Kiev in 882 and established the state of Kievan Rus'.
One Grand Prince of Kiev, Vladimir the Great, used was forced to flee to Scandinavia by his brother. He used Viking mercenaries to reconquer the Kievan Rus (978). Another grand Prince, also used Viking mercenaries to defeat his brothers and seize power (1019),
Byzantine missionaries spread Orthodox Christianity to Russia. Vladimir the Great adopted Orthodox Christianity as the official religion of the Kievan Rus in exchange for marrying into the Byzantine imperial family.
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∙ 9y agoThe Vikings are thought to be the foundation of the ancient Rus' people after which Russia is named. Some Viking words and names are still used in Russia.
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∙ 12y agoThey were beaten between 1690-1700s and returned into their lands =)
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∙ 9y agoThe influence of Viking culture has been largely overlooked despite the fact, otherwise known as the Rus, entered the area today known as Russia.
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∙ 15y agothey founded russia
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What civilisation did early Slavs build in Ukraine?
Answer: Kievan Rus'
Was Russia ever known by another name?
It was called Kievan Rus.
What part of the byzantine empire did the Russians attack?
The KIevan Rus' attacked Constantinople and the Bosphorus.
Did the Viking's ever reach Ukraine?
Yes, they did. The Rurik dynasty of the Kievan Rus was of Nordic origin
Were the Rus vikings from Scandinavia?
Yes.
Who were the Rus' and how did they first establish the Kievan state?
The Rus' were a group of vikings originating from Sweden that eventually settled in Northeastern Europe (Russia today). They established Kievan Rus, a medieval polity in what is now the Ukraine.
What was the name of a small group of territories in eastern Europe ruled by vikings?
Kievan Rus
When was Kievan Rus' created?
Kievan Rus' was created in 880.
When did Kievan Rus' end?
Kievan Rus' ended in 1240.
Who conquered the Kievan rus in the 13th century?
She was invaded in 1223 by the Tatars and Mongols.
What was kievan rus?
He was a King!
What was Kievan-Rus?
He was a King!
What was one result of the Mongol conquest of the Kievan Rus'?
The Kievan Rus' became more isolated from European civilization.
Was one result of the Mongol conquest of the Kievan Rus'?
The Kievan Rus' became more isolated from European civilization.
What was the early principality of Russia called?
The early principality of Russia was called Kievan Rus. It was a federation of East Slavic tribes centered around Kiev in present-day Ukraine.
Which Russian leader founded the Kievan Rus?
Oleg
Which group of Slavs formed what became the Kievan Rus?
Eastern
