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In many parts of Europe, especially Eastern Europe, the Vikings were known primarily as traders rather than as raiders. These places included much of Eastern Europe and Russia, where they were regarded with respect and valued as merchants. They traded in other parts of Europe as well, but were vilified, especially in Western Europe, for raiding and piracy, partly because they were pagans. They traded as far as the shores of the Caspian Sea, Constantinople, Sicily, and Spain, mostly along the coasts and up the rivers.

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