Arab Travellers in the Far North

Somehow the Vikings and their way of life have always appealed to me.  Their rawness, longing for Death and Valhalla: it must be the Viking Version of Mindfulness.  

I'm reading the most fantastic book:  Ibn Fadlan & The Land of Darkness.  
It was written in 922 AD; the first account of Arab travel writing. 
Ibn Fadlan chronicled everyday practices of peoples that have long disappeared.  Can't believe my luck in finding this fascinating book.

To now find a day to read the whole book in one go.  

 One can dream, one can dream...  





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