Sami People: Facts And History About The Only Indigenous People Of Most Northern Europe

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com -The Sami culture is the oldest in large areas of northern Europe. Before the development of Swedish, Finnish, or Viking cultures, Scandinavia was inhabited by the Sami people (formerly known as the Saemieh). The Sami have always been of interest to Greek and Roman historians of antiquity and present-day scholars.

A Sámi family in Norway around 1900. Public Domain

The oldest written source of knowledge about the Sami is the Roman historian Tacitus, who wrote in 98 AD. However, his account was most certainly based solely on unverified sources. The Sami were the first to trade with Vikings and later with other northern European travelers.

The Arctic area of Sápmi is their homeland.

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