How the Vikings Founded Russia and Ukraine @KingsandGenerals
How the Vikings Founded Russia and Ukraine @KingsandGenerals
Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
How did Norse Vikings end up founding Eastern Europe's first great state? đŸ›¶ Known in the East as "Rus" (men who row), these Varangian warriors sailed down the Dnieper River to trade with Constantinople. In 879, Chieftain Rurik was invited to rule Novgorod. His successor, Helgi, later sailed south to seize Kyiv, uniting the Slavic tribes and forging the legendary medieval state of Kyivan Rus! #VikingHistory #KyivanRus #HistoryShorts #Varangians #UkraineHistory #RussianHistory #Norsemen
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