Assuming they started as far as Trondheim, did they really have to go as far as kyiv (1400 miles/2200km) or Malta (2500 miles/4000km); "just to find wives"? Th

Assuming they started as far as Trondheim, did they really have to go as far as kyiv (1400 miles/2200km) or Malta (2500 miles/4000km); "just to find wives"? The argument is even more ridiculous for scandinavians from Jutland, Gotland or the mythic jomsviking from Pomerania who where already on the continent or very close to the continent. They only had to raid people a few hundred of kilometers away to reach brides.