Vikings and Islam

Vikings and Islam Way back in the 7 hundred or something when Islam leaders tried to establish a Caliphate in Europe, they met Vikings who were plundering their way down the river of Volga and often employed the barbaric Norsemen to do a bit of plundering on their behalf. A few Vikings converted, when coming home they spoke about the evil of fermented drink and it took hold, even when Islam, the religion, was forgotten the idea of sobriety lingered and has had a deep influence in Nordic Societies ever since. Well, the Moslems are back, not as occupiers, but one wishes, on Saturday nights, a bit of sober Islam would be remembered.