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5: Vikings, Slavers, Lawgivers: The Kyiv State

The Making of Modern Ukraine

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The Rus Are Taking Over Podil

The Rus are settling into Kiev late 800s, early 900s. By 9-11 a ruler of the Rus called Oleg is signing a treaty with Byzantium. In this same year Charles the simple of France grants a Duke Rolo who's a descendant of the Vikings Normandy. This is a time of Viking conversion and state creation in continental Europe.

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