Rus' people
European ethnic group / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Rus' were a group of Norsemen from Sweden who settled in modern-day Ukraine, Belarus, and northwestern Russia. Their name comes from the word Ruotsi, an Old Norse term meaning "the men who row". The Rus' were responsible for the foundation of the Kievan Rus' state. The East Slavic tribes who were native to the area were exploited by the Rus' and mainly sold off as slaves.[1]