More facts/theories about how Swedes/vikings are the hidden hand and used proxy cultures to stay hidden for a long time.
To avoid sharing to many links i will copy paste alot of text from different articles.
The first is about old history books telling that vikings (Swedish)founded Kiev and Russia as a nation.
" For four centuries, Vikings held sway over parts of Russia, Belarus and Ukraine, with the greatest expansion happening under Prince Oleg the Prophet.
The historical people known as Vikings, who hailed from Scandinavia in Northern Europe, are well-known today for their exploits in the west. But the merchant-warriors also made their way into Eastern Europe, where they helped found a medieval federation in territory now known as Belarus, Ukraine and part of Russia. Their loose federation of principalities called Kievan Rus survived for nearly 400 years, finally collapsing during the 13th-century Mongol invasion.
Early Scandinavian settlements in the East
Vikings founded Kievan Rus in the mid-9th century, but Scandanavian settlements in Eastern Europe actually date back to at least A.D. 750. This is when pre-Viking-Age Scandanavians likely settled the northwestern Russian town of Staraya Ladoga (or “Old Ladoga”), across Lake Ladoga from what is now Finland. One of the artifacts archaeologists have unearthed from the city is a talisman with the face of Odin, the Norse god of war.
(from history dot com)
Then i want to cross reference this to a text about the khazars from Wikipedia.
" The vast empire of the Khazars included peoples of very diverse origins and their heads and chiefs held the ruling title of [khagan] .
The Khazars were a religiously tolerant people. In particular, they kindly received the Jews expelled from [Constantinople]who contributed to improved trade and induced the leading dynasty of the seventh century to adopt [Judaism]. The Khazar Empire became a buffer state between Christian [Byzantium]and the expanding [Muslims]and played a significant role in trade between the [Orient] and [Europe]. The Vikings also came into contact with the Khazar Empire.
In the 9th century, however, the Khazar Empire declined and [the Kievan Empire] under [Sviatoslav inflicted a severe defeat on the Khazars in 965. A last remnant of the empire that remained in the Crimea was destroyed in by the Kievan Empire and the Byzantines in conjunction."
So the khazars ran into the Vikings and then became this super powerful entity that rules the world?
While at the same time the Vikings who never really lost their military dominance just disappeared and became good Christians?
If you know anything about proxy warfare then something stinks about the history of the Vikings and their relevance in the globe power structure.
Esp since Sweden became one of the most powerful empires after and then a few houndred years later is neutral and can just benefit on all sides in all conflicts.