> Vikings had offered service to the Byzantine courts presumably sailing down the rivers from the north, or round the coast. Maybe one of them brought something

> Vikings had offered service to the Byzantine courts presumably sailing down the rivers from the north, or round the coast. Maybe one of them brought something back north "Väringar"[0], traded, traveled, and fought from the Baltic to the Mediterranean sea. And they most certainly brought a lot back home. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians