Tap the game to open it fullscreen. On a computer, Esc exits; on a phone, use the ✕ button.

How to play

Read each sentence and tap “In the account” or “Invented” (or use the left and right arrows). There are eight sentences; three mistakes end the game.

The story behind it

Ibn Fadlan’s account, from 921–922, describes the Rus’ of the Volga. The sentences in the game were written for it and summarise what is known. Read the story in Ibn Fadlan and the Rus’ of the Volga: the Baghdad diplomat who described the Vikings.