Ahmad Ibn Fadlan and the Vikings of the Volga
Born in 9th-century Baghdad during the Islamic Golden Age, Ahmad Ibn Fadlan lived a remarkable life as a theologian, historian, and traveler in service to the powerful Abbasid Caliph Al-Muqtadir.
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