A Scandinavian author get a request to rewrite viking history form the Saudi Royal Family. The Saudis want to run propaganda films through the west presenting a more favorable light on Islam.
His answer: NO
The Author yes there were interactions, but that is not what the Saudis were expecting in this rewrite of history. Actually Vikings were employed as mercenaries in the Varangian Guard ( The Varangian Guard (Greek: Τάγμα τῶν Βαραγγῶν, Tágma tōn Varángōn) was an elite unit of the Byzantine Army from the tenth to the fourteenth century. The members served as personal bodyguards to the Byzantine Emperors. ) The vikings conducted famous raids against muslim lands as they did for Christian lands since after all they started out as pagans.
His answer: NO
The Author yes there were interactions, but that is not what the Saudis were expecting in this rewrite of history. Actually Vikings were employed as mercenaries in the Varangian Guard ( The Varangian Guard (Greek: Τάγμα τῶν Βαραγγῶν, Tágma tōn Varángōn) was an elite unit of the Byzantine Army from the tenth to the fourteenth century. The members served as personal bodyguards to the Byzantine Emperors. ) The vikings conducted famous raids against muslim lands as they did for Christian lands since after all they started out as pagans.
