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In Vikings, Ragnar has a Chinese slave/thrall. She states that she was sold to the Franks. Did Asian slaves exist in Europe during this time (800-1000ce) or is it another fiction of the show?

by /u/BigVikingBeard in /r/AskHistorians

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