you may kek!
I've heard stranger things.
Ahmad ibn Fadlan
Ibn Fadlan was a 10th-century Arab Muslim traveler, famous for his account of his travels as a member of an embassy of the Abbasid Caliph of Baghdad to the king of the Volga Bulgars, known as his Risala His account is most notable for providing a detailed description of the Volga Vikings, including an eyewitness account of a ship burial.