The Varangians (/vəˈrændʒiənz/) were Viking conquerors, traders and settlers, mostly from present-day Sweden. The Varangians settled in the territories...
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and Rootsi. As early as 911, Varangians are mentioned as fighting as mercenaries for the Byzantines. About 700 Varangians served along with Dalmatians...
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(Russian: Krariyskaya crossing), where the Varangians were often attacked by the Pechenegs. The Varangians stopped at St. George Island. Then they equipped...
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Look up Varangian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Varangian may refer to one of these: Varangians, the term for Norse Vikings who were active in Eastern...
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The calling of the Varangians, calling of the (Varangian) princes or invitation to the Varangians (Russian: призвание варягов, romanized: prizvaniye varyagov;...
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diary Turisas official website "Turisas - The Varangian Way". Metal Storm. Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks The Long Ships (historical novel...
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Rus' people (redirect from Varangian Rossi)
to the Law". They accordingly went overseas to the Varangian Russes: these particular Varangians were known as Russes, just as some are called Swedes...
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Kievan Rus' (section Calling of the Varangians)
East Slavs in the 9th century were divided between the Varangians and the Khazars. The Varangians are first mentioned imposing tribute from Slavic and Finnic...
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notably, the Kälvesten Runestone Ög 8 was made in the 9th century when the Varangians played a central role in what would become Russia and Ukraine. This vast...
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Harald Hardrada (category Varangian Guard)
the new emperor. While some of the Varangians helped guard the emperor, Harald became the leader of the Varangians who supported the revolt. The emperor...
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Rurik (category Varangians)
(including the Chuds, Slovenes, Krivichs, Meryans and Ves) "drove the Varangians back beyond the sea, refused to pay them tribute, and set out to govern...
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HMS Varangian was a British built U class submarine, a member of the third group of that class to be built. The submarine carried out patrols in the Norwegian...
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publications also use the name "Viking" for early Varangians in some contexts. The term Varangian remained in usage in the Byzantine Empire until the...
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"Calling of the Varangians", dating it to the Byzantine years of the world 6368–6370 (AD 860–862): The tributaries of the Varangians drove them back beyond...
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Snowball Earth (redirect from Varangian glaciation)
The Snowball Earth is a geohistorical hypothesis that proposes during one or more of Earth's icehouse climates, the planet's surface became nearly entirely...
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Volga trade route (redirect from Road from Varangians to Arabs)
route from the Varangians to the Greeks, and lost its importance in the 11th century. The Volga trade route was established by the Varangians who settled...
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Cryogenian (redirect from Sturtian-Varangian)
The Cryogenian (from Ancient Greek: κρύος, romanized: krýos, meaning "cold" and γένεσις, romanized: génesis, meaning "birth") is a geologic period that...
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Runic inscriptions in Hagia Sophia (category Varangian Guard)
Knirk, Runer i Hagia Sofia i Istanbul, Nytt om runer 14 (1999), 26-27 (archived) Relics Of The Varangians - Grafitti in Hagia Sophia (with pictures)...
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first East Slavic states in the 9th century coincided with the arrival of Varangians, the Vikings who ventured along the waterways extending from the eastern...
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excrement. Maniakes was then proclaimed emperor by his troops (including the Varangians) and marched on Constantinople. In 1043 his army clashed with troops loyal...
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modern-day Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine, where they were also known as Varangians. The Normans, Norse-Gaels, Rus' people, Faroese, and Icelanders emerged...
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Battle of Dyrrhachium (1081) (category Battles involving the Varangian Guard)
massive battle axes, the Varangians attacked the Norman knights, who were driven away after their horses panicked. The Varangians soon became separated from...
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9th century, Varangians used the waterways of Eastern Europe for military raids and trade, particularly the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks...
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to Kylfings (Колбяги or "Kolbiagi") in addition to Varangians ("Varyagi"). For instance, Varangians and Kylfings were entitled to press charges with an...
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had contacts with the empire through their expansion in eastern Europe (Varangians), used the Old Norse name Miklagarðr (from mikill 'big' and garðr 'city')...
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of England in 1066, and one of the specified weapons common with the Varangian Guard. Most axes, both in period illustrations and extant artifact, that...
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tributary of the Khazars, until its capture by the Varangians (Vikings) in the mid-9th century. Under Varangian rule, the city became a capital of Kievan Rus'...
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Sweden (800–1521). Mother Svea Scandinavia Vikings Viking Age Norsemen Varangians Geats Gotlander Goths Danes (Germanic tribe) Swedes Danes Rus' people...
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Calling of the Varangians, recorded in several Rus' chronicles such as the Novgorod First Chronicle and Primary Chronicle, the Varangians Rurik, Sineus...
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Varyag or Variag may refer to: Varangians, ancestors of the Rus' sometimes called "Vikings" in English publications Russian ship Varyag, Russian warships...
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