Hur långt söderut i Afrika kom vikingarna?
Postat: 12 november 2015, 18:55
De var i Nordafrika, det är fastställt, men hur långt söderut i Afrika kom vikingarna? Blåmän brukar väl anses vara toareger, vars hud färgas blå av deras kläder.
Bäckahästen!
Mkt intressant frågeställning.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viking_expansion
“In 860, a new fleet of sixty-two ships[65] led by Hastein and Björn Ironside.[64] attacked Galicia (northwestern Spain), the Portuguese shores and Sevilla.[65] The fleet then crossed over to Africa and sacked Nekor[65]”
“Additionally, the well-known Harald Hardrada would also serve the Byzantine emperor in Palestine as well as raiding North Africa”
Var ligger då Nekor?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Nekor
“The Kingdom of Nekor (Berber: Tageldit n Ennkor) was an emirate in the Rif area of modern-day Morocco, with its capital initially at Temsaman but later at Nekor.”
“In 859 the kingdom became subject to a 62 ship-strong group of Vikings who defeated a Moorish force in Nekor that had attempted to interfere with their plunderings in the area. After staying for eight days in Morocco, the Vikings went back to Spain and continued up the east coast.”
“Sa'id I ibn Idris (760-803), who moved the capital to Nekor. In his reign, Nekor was sacked by the Vikings, who took many prisoners, a few of whom were ransomed by the Umayyad ruler of Spain.”
Lite mer spekulationer:
http://historum.com/european-history/25 ... frica.html
Vi vet alltså att vikingarna flera gånger var i Nordafrika. Frågan är då om de någon gång kom söder om Sahara, tex längs Afrikas västkust?