In the 9th century Swedish Vikings sailed from the Baltic Sea along rivers into Russia and the Ukraine and settled there. The Slaves called the Vikings Rus and they gave their name to Russia. From Russia the Vikings sailed into the Black Sea and they attacked the Byzantine Empire.
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The Rus tribe lived in what is now Russia long before the Vikings began their activities,, and they spoke a language completely unrelated to the Scandinavian languages of the Vikings.
VIKINGS took over land controlled by Slavs
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In the 9th century Swedish Vikings sailed from the Baltic Sea along rivers into Russia and the Ukraine and settled there. The Slaves called the Vikings Rus and they gave their name to Russia. From Russia the Vikings sailed into the Black Sea and they attacked the Byzantine Empire.
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The 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.
The 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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The Slavs originally lived in what is now Russia. Then the vikings from Scandinavia began raiding and later conquering the land, much as they did in Britain and France. So the two cultures that blended together in Russia were the Slavs and the Vikings.
Slavs and Vikings
The Rus tribe lived in what is now Russia long before the Vikings began their activities,, and they spoke a language completely unrelated to the Scandinavian languages of the Vikings.
The vikings sailed into England, Ireland, Iceland, Russia, and North Africa. But they mainly only thinking about to attack the England.