But by Ibn Fadlan hear them call themselves Rus, and the Volga river being Europe's longest river...........and middle Vulgar...........i think Ibn Fadlan was in modern day Russia............


During the course of his journey, Ibn Fadlan met a people called the Rus, a group of Swedish origin, acting as traders in the Bulgar capital. The first allusion to the Rus comes toward the close of the description of the Bulgars. When the Rus or people of another race came with slaves for sale, the king of the Bulgars had a right to choose one slave in each ten for himself. The full description begins: