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1. Rus Incursions

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   The incursions were inextricably linked to commerce. The Rus' acted as crucial intermediaries, linking Northern European resources (furs, wax, slaves) with the sophisticated markets of the South. The flow of silver dirhams eastward, for instance, directly fueled the northern European economy, often being used to plate mundane domestic utensils to symbolize wealth [^5].
   The long-term effect of these interactions, particularly with Byzantium, was the establishment of a powerful political entity centered in Kyiv, which consolidated the disparate Norse warrior bands and local Slavic populations …