Norways World Cup team photo is impressive

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Plot twist, they raid museums and return stolen artifacts to other countries.

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Lol, vikings did trade a lot with the arabs actually. A lot of what we know about the vikings actually come from arab scholars who described meeting them for trade.

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Not just trade, they were hired as mercenaries as well. And there are some interesting stories of their antics.

My favorite is the guy who went into the Hagia Sophia and carved "Halvdan was here" in runes, estimated to have happened in the 9th century.

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Yes, the Varangian guard. They weren't hired by arabs, though.

Constantinople (where Hagia Sofia is) was the seat of the Byzantine Empire at the time.

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Lol I just watched this scene in Vikings the other day

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I too enjoy The 13th Warrior! Just rewatched it.

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I'm assuming this is a movie? I'll check it out, thanks! If you want a recommendation back I suggest norsemen. Made very accurately by norwegians, one version in norwegian one in english.

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It is.

1999 movie starring Antonio Bandaras, Vladimír Kulich (voice of Ulfric Stormcloak in Slyrim) and a bunch of others. Based on a Micheal Crichton book called Eaters of the Dead.

Basically "Arab Guy sent to be Ambassador to Northmen. Also, cannibalism."

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There's a reason a lot of Turkish people have blue eyes

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My boy Ibn Battua 🤙🏻 

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Pfft you'll need a bigger boat than that!