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Sign in to savethumb|upright=1.5|Map showing the major Varangian trade routes: the Volga trade route (in red) and the Dnieper and Dniester routes (in purple). Other trade routes of the 8th–11th centuries shown in orange.
The Varangians were Norse merchants and warriors who established major trade routes through Eastern Europe from the 8th to 11th centuries, connecting Scandinavia to the Middle East and beyond via rivers like the Volga and Dnieper. They were historically significant because they facilitated extensive long-distance commerce across vast territories and played a foundational role in the early development of Eastern European states.
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