Re:'Empires of the Steppes' by Kenneth W. Harl Review
by defrost on Monday October 09, 2023 @10:53PM
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That's hardly the sticking point - the very notion of "state" is relatively modern with respect to practices such as slavery.
In 'recent' history, Viking/Norse-Gael Dublin was one of the major slave trading centres of Europe from the 9th to the 12th Century.
Do we classify the Vikings, here settled in the one city and raising crops for three hundred years, as nomads? Is their state the state of Ireland, the place that they are taking many slaves from?
In 'recent' history, Viking/Norse-Gael Dublin was one of the major slave trading centres of Europe from the 9th to the 12th Century.
Do we classify the Vikings, here settled in the one city and raising crops for three hundred years, as nomads? Is their state the state of Ireland, the place that they are taking many slaves from?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slavery_in_Ireland#Viking_peri...