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2 timestamped hits 1 source reading 1 extracted note Newest source: 2025-03-06, day precision Aliases: ahmad-ibn-fadlans, fadlan, fadlans

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Ahmad ibn Fadlan

A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "And this happened in the Viking Rus. So this is diplomat and traveler by the name of Ahmad ibn Badlan. And he is from..."

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A transcript-matched topic anchored by excerpts such as "And this happened in the Viking Rus. So this is diplomat and traveler by the name of Ahmad ibn Badlan. And he is from..."

Most recent Jiang source touching this topic: The Viking Memory Machine (2025-03-06, day precision).

Most connected source reading: The Viking Memory Machine.

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Ahmad ibn Fadlan

Glossary

An Abbasid traveler whose report of a Viking Rus funeral is, in Jiang's account, the only written record of such a funeral but must be treated with skepticism.

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Timestamped Evidence

The Viking Memory Machine

2025-03-06, day precision · Civilization #36: Memory of the Norse

Transcript

"And this happened in the Viking Rus. So this is diplomat and traveler by the name of Ahmad ibn Badlan. And he is from..."

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The Viking Memory Machine

2025-03-06, day precision · Civilization #36: Memory of the Norse

Transcript

"What this tells us is first of all this man even though he was high status he didn't have that much wealth. And second..."

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