Seljuk ring discovered in Viking-era grave has Arabic inscription
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A silver ring from a Viking-era grave in Birka, Sweden, has a distinctive history it is the first ring with Arabic inscription from that era found in Scandinavia. The ring, which has an inscription that says ?To Allah? or ?For Allah? in Kufic Arabic, is physical evidence suggesting there was direct contact between the Vikings of Sweden and the Muslim world, in this case the Seljuks of Asia Minor. -
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It was the Arab Muslims that had trade deals with the Vikings and not all Muslims. The Arab Muslims wanted to seek out new trading routes so they sent several traders to Europe especially to northern-Europe. It's not suprising that there are Arab artifacts in Scandinavia as the Arabs and Vikings were trading a lot. Beside slaves they were trading artifacts and jewelry too. In the Arab world there are probaly as much artifacts and jewelry that orginated from Scandinavia.
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Fadlan - The Arab Muslim that visited the Vikings in Scandinavia to establish trading routes.