Ibn Fadlan's Account Of The Viking Rus

Barbarians have always been associated with terms like merciless and ravages. Throughout the ages they have been described as cruel beasts who’s only task is to destroy everything in their way. In Ibn Fadlan’s account of the Viking Rus, we are exposed to a point of view that we’ve never seen before. Ibn Fadlan goes to the barbarian Northmen and asked them several questions about their way of life, which further helped to reveal the honest efforts of the Barbarians. Even so, when reading his views, historians can’t be one hundred percent right that all this may be true information. As Fadlan had previously explained, many people’s bias often leads their views of barbarians and this brings about many misconceptions of them. Throughout his trip,

Putting your thoughts behind the facts and reality can, in turn, bring society closer to finding the full picture of humanity’s growth since it allows to see with their eyes rather than hearts. Stories are the only connection we have to the past. Through these tools we can enter the world we once left behind and find secrets once dug up by the past. In their stories, both Ibn Fadlan and Gregory Guzman sought after explaining the way of life that the barbarians lived and further adding to their true values. By revealing how bias views can affect the credibility of a story, Ibn Fadlan is capable if strengthening his will to remain bias and can in turn better observe and write down everything which he experienced without adding any of his ideas. He talks about the various tasks and rituals which the barbarians performed, which had times he viewed as

Gregory doesn’t look at past experiences, for he looks at facts and historical events which helped to further represent what the barbarians stood for. The barbarians were a type of people which only sought a home. Like many European people after them, they explored the lands in search of rich soil and prosperity for their people. After the introduction to horses, the barbarians were able to develop their society and grow exponentially across the lands. These huge men rode on top of these huge, fast creatures making them some of the most fearless fighters. They were indestructible, taking over town after town. Stories from the survivors from their attacks, tend to describe barbarians as demons from hell, but by remaining unbias, Guzman can convey the true role that barbarians played in the advancement of humanity. There were adapting people, “Dynamic and active”, as Guzman put it. Traveling to new and new locations every day, taking over civilizations which had fallen behind in the ever-changing world, the barbarians were able to push other civilizations into redefining the way they were structured. The ones that had found peace and isolation remained conservative and refused to change and advance their nation was the first to go. The barbarians came with