#varangianguard — Public Fediverse posts
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Varangian Guard of the Byzantine Empire (Giorgio Albertini)
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Varangian Guard of the Byzantine Empire (Giorgio Albertini)
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Varangian Guard of the Byzantine Empire (Giorgio Albertini)
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Two kinds of Western Europeans: (AnonHistory)
https://piefed.social/c/historymemes/p/2063043/two-kinds-of-western-europeans-anonhistory
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...the country has been part of #European history.
The #Kiewan "#Rus' provided the earliest members of the #VarangianGuard. They were in the] Byzantine [Emperor's] service from as early as 874...until at least mid-14th century.**
After growing in influence and affluence as the #GoldenHorde's tax collectors, the #Muscovites became part of European history, too, after #DmitryDonskoy's first victory against them...
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https://archive.org/details/sviatoslavthebraveconquerorofkhazaria -
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...the country has been part of #European history.
The #Kiewan "#Rus' provided the earliest members of the #VarangianGuard. They were in the] Byzantine [Emperor's] service from as early as 874...until at least mid-14th century.**
After growing in influence and affluence as the #GoldenHorde's tax collectors, the #Muscovites became part of European history, too, after #DmitryDonskoy's first victory against them...
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https://archive.org/details/sviatoslavthebraveconquerorofkhazaria -
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...the country has been part of #European history.
The #Kiewan "#Rus' provided the earliest members of the #VarangianGuard. They were in the] Byzantine [Emperor's] service from as early as 874...until at least mid-14th century.**
After growing in influence and affluence as the #GoldenHorde's tax collectors, the #Muscovites became part of European history, too, after #DmitryDonskoy's first victory against them...
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https://archive.org/details/sviatoslavthebraveconquerorofkhazaria -
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...the country has been part of #European history.
The #Kiewan "#Rus' provided the earliest members of the #VarangianGuard. They were in the] Byzantine [Emperor's] service from as early as 874...until at least mid-14th century.**
After growing in influence and affluence as the #GoldenHorde's tax collectors, the #Muscovites became part of European history, too, after #DmitryDonskoy's first victory against them...
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https://archive.org/details/sviatoslavthebraveconquerorofkhazaria -
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...the country has been part of #European history.
The #Kiewan "#Rus' provided the earliest members of the #VarangianGuard. They were in the] Byzantine [Emperor's] service from as early as 874...until at least mid-14th century.**
After growing in influence and affluence as the #GoldenHorde's tax collectors, the #Muscovites became part of European history, too, after #DmitryDonskoy's first victory against them...
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https://archive.org/details/sviatoslavthebraveconquerorofkhazaria -
I am a fan of #Viking history, and learned a couple of years ago that the #Varangian #Rus' presence was not limited to being the #VarangianGuard of the #Byzantine emperor.
Apart from that, in my understanding #Sveinald #Ingvarsson's (Sviatoslav I, aka #Sviatoslav the Brave, Grand Prince of #Kiev*) fascinating...
