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Ep 314 - The Volga Bulgars with Thorir Jonsson Hrundal

Ep. 314

In this week's episode, Dan and Mags sit down with Thorir Jonsson Hraundal to talk about the 10th-century Arab traveller Ibn Fadlan and their journeys through The Volga Bulgars.


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