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Anthropology

wnylib

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4. Anybody know if it was the Finnish or the Norse Vikings

Reply to Judi Lynn (Original post)

Fri Jul 17, 2020, 01:00 PM

Jul 2020

who settled in Russia? Finns are closer geograohically, but I'm thinking it was the Norse because Russia's name comes from"rus" meaning "red.

I didn't know until now that there were Finnish vikings. Interesting.

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The Baltic Finns were Vikings too, but the world ignores it [View all] Judi Lynn Jul 2020 OP

Very interesting read Sherman A1 Jul 2020 #1

Interesting Lulu KC Jul 2020 #2

Thanks for posting. Shared with friends who visited Finnland few yrs ago bobbieinok Jul 2020 #3

Anybody know if it was the Finnish or the Norse Vikings wnylib Jul 2020 #4