Most likely they raided Spain when it was Al-Andalus.
Tho vikings did have a phase where they served as bodyguards in Byzantine empire. They definetely bought stuff from a muslim merchant.
Second point is more interesting because not one history teacher I had went over how focused mediveal muslims were when topic came to merchants. Last prophet in Islam was a regular merchant until he was past 40.
You can imagine trading becoming a core part of religious culture over time. To this day you can negotiate prices when buying anything from any religious muslim by saying “The Prophet used to bargain.”
Possible, but they also just straight up had trade relations. Viking weapons were sometimes made with Arab iron, for example, because they had the best in the world at the time.
The only surviving account of a “Viking funeral” we have is from a Muslim traveler named ibn Fadlan traveling among the Volga Vikings.
Most likely they raided Spain when it was Al-Andalus.
Tho vikings did have a phase where they served as bodyguards in Byzantine empire. They definetely bought stuff from a muslim merchant.
Second point is more interesting because not one history teacher I had went over how focused mediveal muslims were when topic came to merchants. Last prophet in Islam was a regular merchant until he was past 40.
You can imagine trading becoming a core part of religious culture over time. To this day you can negotiate prices when buying anything from any religious muslim by saying “The Prophet used to bargain.”
Possible, but they also just straight up had trade relations. Viking weapons were sometimes made with Arab iron, for example, because they had the best in the world at the time.
The only surviving account of a “Viking funeral” we have is from a Muslim traveler named ibn Fadlan traveling among the Volga Vikings.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Fadlan