The article discusses the often-overlooked presence of Vikings in Eastern Europe, particularly in Russia and Ukraine, where they established the 'Rus' dynasties. These activities were crucial to the onset of the Viking Age, spurred by various factors such as the shift of power in the Islamic Caliphate that disrupted silver trade. Notably, the conversion of Vladimir the Great to Eastern Orthodoxy in 988 represents a significant historical moment, intertwining Viking heritage with Eastern European identity, encapsulated in the notion of 'Holy Russia.'
The popular image rarely includes the river systems of Russia and Ukraine, where Viking raiders, traders, and settlers founded the Norse-Slavic dynasties of the 'Rus.'
Vladimir the Great converted to Eastern Orthodoxy in 988 on Crimea, central to the concept of 'Holy Russia,' highlighting the importance of the East in Viking history.
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