Leif Ericson discovers new continent

05/07/2011 | WesternCulture

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Just another one of WesternCulture's 'America Sucks! Europe is Better!' threads. Thread #31.

[21twelve]

“At that time, the Scandinavians sailed to many distant places, including the Volga River in Russia...”

There is a really interesting history movie on Ukraine - several hours long. Vikings raided and ruled Ukraine for awhile. I never knew that (and my grandparents, all from Norway, probably didn’t either!).

[truth_seeker]

“There is a really interesting history movie on Ukraine - several hours long. Vikings raided and ruled Ukraine for awhile. I never knew that (and my grandparents, all from Norway, probably didn’t either!).”

The name “Russia” comes from the Vikings when they essentially became the rulers in the region which became Kievan Rus.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievan_Rus';