Nornagest comments on Stranger Than History - Less Wrong

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Comment author: Nornagest 26 March 2014 02:29:37AM 2 points [-]

And as far as I can tell, they didn't have a very high opinion of European intelligence, customs, or capacity for civilization either -- though ibn Fadlan might have been excused, considering who he was dealing with.