The Varangian Way is the second full-length album by the Finnish folk metal band Turisas, released on May 27, 2007 through Century Media. It is a concept...
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The Varangian Guard (Greek: Τάγμα τῶν Βαράνγων, romanized: Tágma tōn Varángōn) was an elite unit of the Byzantine army from the tenth to the fourteenth...
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The trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks was a medieval trade route that connected Scandinavia, Kievan Rus' and the Eastern Roman Empire. The...
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Turisas (category Pages using the EasyTimeline extension)
on the official website. Nevertheless, the band continued to work on their second album, titled The Varangian Way, which was released in early 2007. Jussi...
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The Varangians (/vəˈrændʒiənz/) were Viking conquerors, traders and settlers, mostly from present-day Sweden. The Varangians settled in the territories...
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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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Harald Hardrada (redirect from Harald the Hard Ruler)
Rus' and chief of the Varangian Guard in the Byzantine Empire. In his chronicle, Adam of Bremen called him the "Thunderbolt of the North". In 1030 aged...
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Archived from the original on 2008-03-19. Retrieved 2008-03-19. Bowar, Chad. "The Varangian Way Review". About.com. Archived from the original on 2008-03-20...
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Copenhagen Stockholm The Varangian Runestones are runestones in Scandinavia that mention voyages to the East (Old Norse: Austr) or the Eastern route (Old...
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Kalevala (redirect from The Kalevala)
nine of the Kalevala, "The Origin of Iron", for the lyrics of their song "Cursed Be Iron", which is the third track of the album The Varangian Way. Finnish...
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Kievan Rus' (redirect from The Kievan Rus')
ruled by the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian prince Rurik. The name was coined by Russian historians in the 19th century to describe the period...
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Dnieper (redirect from The Dnieper)
location "beyond the rapids". The folk metal band Turisas have a song called "The Dnieper Rapids" on their 2007 album The Varangian Way. 2022–23 Dnipro...
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Finnish folk metal band Turisas in their album The Varangian Way (2007) Turisas sings a live version on the documentary A Finnish Summer with Turisas (2008)...
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released on 28 August 1978 as the second single from their third studio album Nightflight to Venus (1978). Written by the group's creator Frank Farian...
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Rus' people (redirect from Varangian Rossi)
piece of historical evidence. The Varangian runestones tell of many notable Varangian expeditions, and even recount the fates of individual warriors and...
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It is based on the Varangian Guard, norsemen in the service of the Byzantine Empire. "The March of the Varangian Guard" - 3:51 "Take the Day!" - 5:26 "Hunting...
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of the vocals and numerous additional elements were tracked at Sound Supreme Studio in Hämeenlinna where Turisas also recorded The Varangian Way and...
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the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2012. Bowar, Chad. "The Varangian Way review". About.com. Retrieved 13 March 2009. Monger, James Christopher...
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"To Holmgard and Beyond" is the first single of the Finnish Viking metal band Turisas. It was released on May 16, 2007 by Century Media in Finland exclusively...
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timeline documenting the events of heavy metal in the year 2007. A Band of Orcs Acid Witch Affiance Animals as Leaders Archspire The Atlas Moth Attack Attack...
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Volga trade route (redirect from Road from Varangians to Arabs)
with the Dnieper trade route, better known as the trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks, and lost its importance in the 11th century. The Volga...
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Battle Metal is the debut full-length album by the Finnish folk metal band Turisas. It was released on July 26, 2004 by Century Media. Turisas was formed...
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Sveneld (redirect from Sveneld (Varangian warlord))
Svěneldŭ), is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Sviatoslav I and his family. Most of the information about Sveneld is scarce....
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Rurikids (redirect from Cadet Branches Of The Rurikid Dynasty)
founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who, according to tradition, established himself at Novgorod in the year 862. The Rurikids were the ruling dynasty...
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Viking Age (redirect from Age of the Vikings)
were also known as Varangians. They also briefly settled in Newfoundland, becoming the first Europeans to reach North America. The Norse-Gaels, Normans...
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Snowball Earth (redirect from Varangian glaciation)
way to prove that rocks in different places across the globe were deposited at the same time. The best that can be done is to estimate the age of the...
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constituted the basis of the Varangian subset, the Norsemen that travelled eastwards (see Rus' people). The scholarly consensus is that the Rus' people...
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Basil II (redirect from Basil the Bulgar Slayer)
forming the Byzantine military unit known as the Varangian Guard. The marriage of Anna and Vladimir led to the Christianization of the Kievan Rus' and the incorporation...
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New England (medieval) (category Varangians)
years and joined the Varangian Guard, something which can be shown beyond question from other sources. A more reliable source, closer to the events in question...
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Anglo-Saxons (redirect from The anglo saxon way of life)
element in the elite Varangian Guard, hitherto a largely North Germanic unit, from which the emperor's bodyguard was drawn and continued to serve the empire...
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