Testing BlueSky’s capacity for historical threads!
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
December 14, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Testing BlueSky’s capacity for historical threads!
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
Time to deal with yet another claim regarding Viking hygiene.
This time I'm going after Ahmad ibn Fadlan ;)
This time I'm going after Ahmad ibn Fadlan ;)
July 14, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Time to deal with yet another claim regarding Viking hygiene.
This time I'm going after Ahmad ibn Fadlan ;)
This time I'm going after Ahmad ibn Fadlan ;)
On the heels of writing the article about ibn Fadlan, I reckon now might be time I should review 'the 13th warrior'... ;)
July 23, 2026 at 5:29 PM
On the heels of writing the article about ibn Fadlan, I reckon now might be time I should review 'the 13th warrior'... ;)
It's not every day that your book is compared to the Chronicles of Ibn Fadlan! Thank you! 🥰
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December 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
It's not every day that your book is compared to the Chronicles of Ibn Fadlan! Thank you! 🥰
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Walked into a mead bar. Got recognised by a cool viking guy who likes my writings.
Story of my life.
Me and Ibn Fadlan.
Story of my life.
Me and Ibn Fadlan.
June 29, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Walked into a mead bar. Got recognised by a cool viking guy who likes my writings.
Story of my life.
Me and Ibn Fadlan.
Story of my life.
Me and Ibn Fadlan.
According to ibn Fadlan, an 10th century Arab traveller, the Vikings were filthy creatures with terrible hygiene.
But things are perhaps a bit more complicated than that.
Read my article here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/07/23/v...
or here:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/viking-hyg...
But things are perhaps a bit more complicated than that.
Read my article here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/07/23/v...
or here:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/viking-hyg...
Viking hygiene according to Ahmad ibn Fadlan
A lot of people say that the Vikings had very good hygiene and that this was rare and unusual in medieval Europe.A lot of other people say that the Vikings were vile and disgusting and that this wa…
fakehistoryhunter.net
July 23, 2026 at 2:18 AM
According to ibn Fadlan, an 10th century Arab traveller, the Vikings were filthy creatures with terrible hygiene.
But things are perhaps a bit more complicated than that.
Read my article here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/07/23/v...
or here:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/viking-hyg...
But things are perhaps a bit more complicated than that.
Read my article here:
fakehistoryhunter.net/2026/07/23/v...
or here:
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/viking-hyg...
some of you have not read your 10th-century caliphal emissary to the Bulgars and Rus, Ibn Fadlan, and it shows
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August 21, 2024 at 6:46 PM
some of you have not read your 10th-century caliphal emissary to the Bulgars and Rus, Ibn Fadlan, and it shows
Well, b/c the court of Nasr II is EXACTLY the place the embassy of Ibn Fadlan was heading to!
'Tis a curious detail which Ibn Fadlan describes well, but we seem to ignore amidst all the fascinating w/ his description of Turkic tribes, the court of the Bulgar Khan & his meeting w the Rus’/Vikings.
'Tis a curious detail which Ibn Fadlan describes well, but we seem to ignore amidst all the fascinating w/ his description of Turkic tribes, the court of the Bulgar Khan & his meeting w the Rus’/Vikings.
December 14, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Well, b/c the court of Nasr II is EXACTLY the place the embassy of Ibn Fadlan was heading to!
'Tis a curious detail which Ibn Fadlan describes well, but we seem to ignore amidst all the fascinating w/ his description of Turkic tribes, the court of the Bulgar Khan & his meeting w the Rus’/Vikings.
'Tis a curious detail which Ibn Fadlan describes well, but we seem to ignore amidst all the fascinating w/ his description of Turkic tribes, the court of the Bulgar Khan & his meeting w the Rus’/Vikings.
It's based on Michael Crichton's retelling of Beowulf by combining it with the Ibn Fadlan travel memoir, so be prepared for the weird orientalism of a 90s movie starring an Arab Muslim POV character played by Antonio Banderas
September 28, 2026 at 1:05 AM
It's based on Michael Crichton's retelling of Beowulf by combining it with the Ibn Fadlan travel memoir, so be prepared for the weird orientalism of a 90s movie starring an Arab Muslim POV character played by Antonio Banderas
Over the holiday week, my sister and I decided that A24 needs to make Eaters of the Dead. Riz Ahmed as Ibn Fadlan. All the Skarsgards and Sarsgaards as various vikings. More Neanderthal stuff. Make it as weird and unnerving as the book. Redeem the somewhat Disneyfied 1999 Antonio Banderas vehicle.
December 30, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Over the holiday week, my sister and I decided that A24 needs to make Eaters of the Dead. Riz Ahmed as Ibn Fadlan. All the Skarsgards and Sarsgaards as various vikings. More Neanderthal stuff. Make it as weird and unnerving as the book. Redeem the somewhat Disneyfied 1999 Antonio Banderas vehicle.
I know it wasn't highly acclaimed, but I loved that movie, lol.
Ahmad ibn Fadlan meets Beowulf -- it's unique.
Ahmad ibn Fadlan meets Beowulf -- it's unique.
March 20, 2025 at 7:51 PM
I know it wasn't highly acclaimed, but I loved that movie, lol.
Ahmad ibn Fadlan meets Beowulf -- it's unique.
Ahmad ibn Fadlan meets Beowulf -- it's unique.
Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness
Ibn Fadlan
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Ibn Fadlan
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September 29, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Ibn Fadlan and the Land of Darkness
Ibn Fadlan
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Ibn Fadlan
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can’t wait to tell tim pool about ahmad ibn fadlan
January 10, 2024 at 3:39 AM
can’t wait to tell tim pool about ahmad ibn fadlan
This!!! Love teaching the “it’s not actuallllly about the Vikings they’re a happy accident” aspect of Ibn Fadlan…
This is the actual point of the whole thing!
The mission of the embassy was in fact to bring money to the Khan of the Volga Bulgars! This becomes clear in the first few pages of the Rihlah. The Khan, threatened by Khazars, had sent an embassy to the Caliph asking for aid & defense money.
The mission of the embassy was in fact to bring money to the Khan of the Volga Bulgars! This becomes clear in the first few pages of the Rihlah. The Khan, threatened by Khazars, had sent an embassy to the Caliph asking for aid & defense money.
December 15, 2024 at 12:03 AM
This!!! Love teaching the “it’s not actuallllly about the Vikings they’re a happy accident” aspect of Ibn Fadlan…
A Kroashent character design, this time, the stoic hunter, Fadlan.
Fadlan is a sharpshooter on Enora's Windship. quiet, stoic and stubborn, a little arrogant, but fiercely loyal to the rare individuals who he believes merit it.
#Fadlan #Kroashent #Fantasyart #digitalart #characterdesign
Fadlan is a sharpshooter on Enora's Windship. quiet, stoic and stubborn, a little arrogant, but fiercely loyal to the rare individuals who he believes merit it.
#Fadlan #Kroashent #Fantasyart #digitalart #characterdesign
June 10, 2025 at 8:47 PM
A Kroashent character design, this time, the stoic hunter, Fadlan.
Fadlan is a sharpshooter on Enora's Windship. quiet, stoic and stubborn, a little arrogant, but fiercely loyal to the rare individuals who he believes merit it.
#Fadlan #Kroashent #Fantasyart #digitalart #characterdesign
Fadlan is a sharpshooter on Enora's Windship. quiet, stoic and stubborn, a little arrogant, but fiercely loyal to the rare individuals who he believes merit it.
#Fadlan #Kroashent #Fantasyart #digitalart #characterdesign
Fascinating thread - I always knew there was so much more to Ibn Fadlan, but didn't have the knowledge really to understand it.
Testing BlueSky’s capacity for historical threads!
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
December 14, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Fascinating thread - I always knew there was so much more to Ibn Fadlan, but didn't have the knowledge really to understand it.
Yoooo today on Gone Medieval we are talking about Ibn Fadlan, traveller, writer, and the first person to ever ask "Damn vikings, you live like this???" at least on record. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/show/4OkeBgJ...
open.spotify.com/show/4OkeBgJ...
Gone Medieval
Podcast · History Hit · From long-lost Viking ships to kings buried in unexpected places; from murders and power politics, to myths, religion, the lives of ordinary people: Gone Medieval is History Hi...
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April 15, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Yoooo today on Gone Medieval we are talking about Ibn Fadlan, traveller, writer, and the first person to ever ask "Damn vikings, you live like this???" at least on record. Check it out!
open.spotify.com/show/4OkeBgJ...
open.spotify.com/show/4OkeBgJ...
More people need to watch The 13th Warrior. Is a good representation of where Vikings were at in comparison to Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Banderas' character, an excellent representation of Arabic society at the time.
December 22, 2024 at 3:50 PM
More people need to watch The 13th Warrior. Is a good representation of where Vikings were at in comparison to Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Banderas' character, an excellent representation of Arabic society at the time.
A very interesting thread on Ibn Fadlan and diplomacy! #medievalsky
Testing BlueSky’s capacity for historical threads!
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
A thread about my recent paper on Ibn Fadlan, (not) the Vikings, & 10th c. Eurasian trade & diplomacy.
Read if you like medieval history, Middle Eastern history, Iranian history, numismatics, economic history, & investigative historiography! 1/?
December 15, 2024 at 8:44 AM
A very interesting thread on Ibn Fadlan and diplomacy! #medievalsky
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! #filmsky #LastFourWatched
Romeo's a cheating twerp, genociders hunted by ghosts, lesbian harry met sally, Ahmad ibn fadlan copes with vikings
Romeo's a cheating twerp, genociders hunted by ghosts, lesbian harry met sally, Ahmad ibn fadlan copes with vikings
December 19, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Happy #LetterboxdFriday! #filmsky #LastFourWatched
Romeo's a cheating twerp, genociders hunted by ghosts, lesbian harry met sally, Ahmad ibn fadlan copes with vikings
Romeo's a cheating twerp, genociders hunted by ghosts, lesbian harry met sally, Ahmad ibn fadlan copes with vikings
Did you know that the Vikings traveled and traded with not just with the Native Americans, or even the middle east as in Ibn Battuta's travelogue, the Ibn Fadlan, but also ancient India?
In River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandanavia to the Silk Road
In River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandanavia to the Silk Road
May 30, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Did you know that the Vikings traveled and traded with not just with the Native Americans, or even the middle east as in Ibn Battuta's travelogue, the Ibn Fadlan, but also ancient India?
In River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandanavia to the Silk Road
In River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandanavia to the Silk Road
Oldie of Marlow in his vague explorer setting a la Ibn Rustah or Ibn Fadlan
I never quite settled on a proper name for him for that setting though.
I never quite settled on a proper name for him for that setting though.
April 12, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Oldie of Marlow in his vague explorer setting a la Ibn Rustah or Ibn Fadlan
I never quite settled on a proper name for him for that setting though.
I never quite settled on a proper name for him for that setting though.