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Originally Posted by Stripped
That's an interesting twist on the early medieval history...
Vikings were... well.. essentially vikings. Guns for hire (or, rather spears or arches for hire). What some of them can be credited with is establishing some elements of the statehood (the semi-legendary Rurik with his brothers Sinehus and Truwar).
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The Rus were a sub-tribe of the Vikings...Sviatislav is usually considered the first king or leader of what we now call the Russian people.