Viking eastward expansion
753–1000* · Event
Norse traders and warriors — the Varangians — push east along the Volga and Dnieper river roads, founding Staraya Ladoga and Novgorod, trading furs and slaves for Arab silver, raiding the Caspian, and laying the foundations of the Rus'.
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