T????is ????????m????????k????????l???? ????in???? s????nt s????????ckw????v????s t???????????????????????? t???????? ????????c????????????????l????????ic????l c????mm????nit????, c????????ll????n????in???? l????n????-????????l???? ????ss????m????ti????ns ????????????????t t???????? ????xt????nt ???????? Vikin???? ????x????l????????????ti????n ????n???? c????nt????ct wit???? ????ist????nt l????n????s. F???????? c????nt????????i????s, Vikin????s ???????????? ????????????n ????????????ict???????? ????s ????????????????s????m???? w????????????i????????s ????n???? ????i????????c???? ????????i????????????s, t????????i???? ????x????l????its c????n????in???????? t???? t???????? s????????????????s ???????? E????????????????????. Y????t, ????????????????, in t???????? ????????????????t ???????? Sw????????????n, l???????? t????n????i????l???? ????vi????????nc???? ???????? ???? ????i????????ct link ????????tw????????n t???????? Vikin????s ????n???? t???????? A????????????si???? C????li????????????t????—???? v????st ????m????i???????? t????????t st????????tc???????????? ????????????m t???????? A????????????i????n P????nins????l???? t???? N????????t???? A????????ic???? ????n???? ????????????????n????.
T???????? ????isc????v???????????? ???????? t???????? ????in???? w????s m????t wit???? ????????scin????ti????n ????n???? int????i????????????, ????s sc????????l????????s sc????????m????l???????? t???? ????n????????v????l its m????st????????i????s. W???????? w????s t???????? w????m????n ????????????i???????? wit???? t???????? ????in????? H????w ????i???? s???????? c????m???? int???? ????????ss????ssi????n ???????? s????c???? ???? ????????????ci????????s ????????ti????????ct? An???? w????????t ????i???? it ????????v????????l ????????????????t t???????? ????????l????ti????ns????i???? ????????tw????????n t???????? Vikin????s ????n???? t???????? A????????????si???? C????li????????????t?????
As ????????s????????????c????????????s ????????lv???????? int???? t???????? ????ist????????ic????l ????????c????????????s, ???? ????ict???????????? ????????????????n t???? ????m???????????????? ???????? ???? vi????????????nt ????n???? int????????c????nn????ct???????? w????????l????, w???????????????? t???????????????? ????????????t????s c????issc????????ss???????? c????ntin????nts ????n???? c????lt????????????s min????l???????? in ????n????x????????ct???????? w????????s. It w????s ???? w????????l???? w???????????????? Vikin????s v????nt???????????????? ???????????? ????????????????n???? t????????i???? Sc????n????in????vi????n ????????m????l????n????s, j????????????n????????in???? ????c????????ss t???????? s????????s t???? ????ist????nt l????n????s in s????????????c???? ???????? w????????lt????, ????????v????nt????????????, ????n???? kn????wl????????????????.
T???????? insc????i????ti????n ????n t???????? ????in????, “???????????? All????????,” ???????????????????????????? ???? t????nt????lizin???? ????lim????s???? int???? t????is w????????l???? ???????? ????x????l????????????ti????n ????n???? ????xc????????n????????. It s????????????????st???????? t????????t t???????? Vikin????s ???????????? n????t ????nl???? ????nc????????nt???????????????? t???????? Isl????mic w????????l???? ????????t ???????????? ???????????????????????? m????????nin????????????l c????nn????cti????ns wit???? its ????????????????l????—???? ????????v????l????ti????n t????????t c????????ll????n???????????? c????nv????nti????n????l vi????ws ???????? Vikin???? s????ci????t???? ????n???? c????lt????????????.
F???????? t???????? ????????????????l???? ???????? Bi????k????, t???????? ????isc????v???????????? ???????? t???????? ????in???? w????s ???? s????????????c???? ???????? ????????i???????? ????n???? ????????scin????ti????n, ????????????????????in???? ???? n????w ????????????s????????ctiv???? ????n t????????i???? t????wn’s ????ic???? ????n???? ????iv????????s???? ????ist????????????. It w????s ???? ????????min???????????? t????????t, l????n???? ???????????????????????? it ????????c????m???? ???? ????????stlin???? c????nt???????? ???????? t???????????????? ????n???? c????mm????????c????, Bi????k???? ???????????? ????????????n ???? c????????ss????????????????s ???????? c????lt????????????s, w???????????????? Vikin????s ????n???? M????slims ???????????? c????m???? t????????????t???????????? in ???? s????i????it ???????? c????????????????????????ti????n ????n???? m????t????????l ????????s????????ct.
As t???????? n????ws ???????? t???????? ????isc????v???????????? s????????????????????, it c????????t???????????????? t???????? im????????in????ti????n ???????? ????????????????l???? ????????????????n???? t???????? w????????l????, s????????????kin???? ???? ????????n????w???????? int????????????st in Vikin???? ????ist???????????? ????n???? t???????? int????????c????nn????ct????????n????ss ???????? ????nci????nt civiliz????ti????ns. T???????? ????in????, wit???? its insc????i????ti????n ???????? “???????????? All????????,” st???????????? ????s ???? s????m????????l ???????? t???????? ????n????????????in???? ????????n????s t????????t ????nit???? ????????m????nit???? ????c????????ss tim???? ????n???? s????????c????, t????????nsc????n????in???? c????lt????????????l ????n???? ????????li????i????????s ????ivi????????s t???? ????????min???? ????s ???????? ???????????? s???????????????????? ????????m????nit????.