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	Kids.Net.Au - Encyclopedia > Varangian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Varangians are first mentioned by the Russian Primary Chronicle as having arrived from beyond the Baltic Sea around the mid-9th century, invited by the warring Slavic tribes to bring peace to the region.
		The Varangian Guard was one of the fiercest and most loyal elements of the Byzantine army, as described in Anna Comnena's chronicle of the reign of her father Alexius I, the Alexiad.
		One of the most famous members of the Varangian Guard was the future king Harald III of Norway, who arrived in Constantinople in 1035.
	www.kids.net.au /encyclopedia-wiki/va/Varangian (543 words)

	Varangian
		The role of the Varangians' in Russian history was an important subject of discussion in the 19-th century Russian historiography.
		Varangians first appear in the Byzantine world in 839, when the emperor Theophilus II negotiated with them to provide a few mercenaries for his army.
		One of the most famous members of the Varangian Guard was the future king Harald III of Norway, also known as Harald Hardrada, who arrived in Constantinople in 1035.
	www.guajara.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/v/va/varangian.html (667 words)

	Varangian - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Varangians (Varyags, in Russian) are first mentioned by the Russian Primary Chronicle as having arrived from beyond the Baltic Sea around the mid-9th century, invited by the warring Slavic and Fennic tribes to bring peace to the region.
		The Varangian ruling class of the two powerful city-states of Novgorod and Kyiv eventually was Slavicized, but the Varangian mercenary force continued in their service.
		One of the most famous members of the Varangian Guard was the future king Harald III of Norway, also known as Harald Hardrada ("Hardreign"), who arrived in Constantinople in 1035.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Varangian (695 words)

	News \| Gainesville.com \| The Gainesville Sun \| Gainesville, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Instead, the Varangian ruling classes of the two powerful city-states of Novgorod and Kiev were eventually Slavicized, but Old Norse was spoken in Novgorod until the 13th century, and a Varangian mercenary force continued in the service of the Byzantine Emperors.
		Varangians had been trading in the Baltic as far back as the seventh century and in 839, they first appear in the Byzantine world, as mercenaries hired by the emperor Theophilus.
		Although the Guard was apparently disbanded after the city's capture in 1204, there are some indications that it was revived either by the Empire of Nicaea or the Palaeologid emperors themselves.
	www.gainesville.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Varangian (1957 words)

	Gouden Hoorn 6,1: Timothy Dawson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Varangian Guard had a reputation as en elite fighting force, but in a nation which was the most prosperous and militarily sophisticated in the world at the time the unit may be seen to have had uses perhaps surpassing the military ones.
		The clearest example of this was the overthrow of Michael V in 1042, wherein the Guard became the spearhead of widespread discontent caused by Michael's policies and attempts to purge the upper bureaucracy and the royal family.
		The Varangian Guard was thus more than a military bulwark for the Byzantine Emperor, and formed an element of the ideological foundations for rulers East and West, and grist for the mills of national folklores.
	www.isidore-of-seville.com /goudenhoorn/61timothy.html (1638 words)

	Varangians - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Varangians were hired by the Kievan and Novgorodian princes as mercenaries from the ninth century until the eleventh century.
		In 989 the Varangian guard, led by Basil II himself, landed at Chrysopolis to defeat the rebel general Bardas Phocas.
		One notable exception to the legendary Varangian loyalty to the throne occurred in 1071.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Varangian (1991 words)

	The Age of Chivalry - Varangian Guard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		It was in 988 when the Varangian Guard appeared as an official force: 6000 warriors were given to the Byzantine Emperor Basil II by the Kievan Prince Vladimir the Great in order to cement a marriage to his sister Anna.
		Because the Varangian Guards were foreigners, and highly trusted and dependable ones at that, the Byzantine emperors could use them to act as a pseudo police force, arresting and punishing anyone deemed to be troublesome or plotting in some way against the imperial regime.
		The Varangian Guards were famous for their two-handed axes and would have continued to use their own weapons until they broke or wore out.
	www.taoc.co.uk /content/view/36/47 (1749 words)

	Varangians
		A contemporary representation of the Varangian Guards - from the copy of the Chronicle of John Skylitzes held in the Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid.
		The Varangian Guards were among the best-paid of the Empire’s troops - so well paid that membership had to be purchased.
		The Guard were renowned for their loyalty to the Emperors, an unusual thing in a society as riddled with intrigue as Byzantium.
	www.geocities.com /egfrothos/Varangians.html (396 words)

	Barony Of Vatavia, The Varangian Guard
		Among the Vikings to be a member of the Guard in Mikligaror was a singular high honor, among the Byzantines they were the “emperor’s axe-bearing barbarians.” It this contrast of simplicity of the Norse culture amid to sophistication of the Byzantine culture rather then spectacular military success that forms the legend of this unit.
		While the nominal strength of the Varangian Guard was 6000, it was rarely used as a single unit, but was deployed in units of 500 throughout the empire.
		The Varangian Guard was but just another example of foreign mercenaries employed as guards, from the Praetorian Guards of Rome to the Swiss Guards of the Vatican.
	www.baronyofvatavia.org /articles/hisfig/varang062003as38.php (1069 words)

	Varangian Info - Bored Net - Boredom (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Varangians (Varyags, in Russian spelling) are first mentioned by the Russian Primary Chronicle as having arrived from beyond the Baltic Sea around the mid-9th century, invited by the warring Slavic tribes to bring peace to the region (these Slavic and Finnish tribes had chased away the first Scandinavian settlers).
		The Slavic inhabitants called these Swedes "Rus'," which is probably derived from an Old Norse term for "the men who row," signifying their maritime heritage.
		One of the most famous members of the Varangian Guard was the future king Harald III of Norway, also known as Harald Hadrada, who arrived in Constantinople in 1035.
	www.borednet.com /e/n/encyclopedia/v/va/varangian.html (551 words)

	Guard - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Royal Horse Guards and Foot Guards Regiments of the Household Division of the Commonwealth armies
		A guard is also a railway employee who (normally) travels in the last vehicle of a train and is responsible for the safety of the train itself.
		GUARD is a name for 121.5mhz, an emergency frequency used by aircraft.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Guard (347 words)

	Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Vikings in the East: Rus and Varangians
		The Varangian Guard was swelled by those warriors who in prior years would have been content to serve their Rus cousins, but now had bypassed their unreliable kinsmen for more glorious and more lucrative employment in Constantinople.
		The duties of the Varangians, in addition to safeguarding the person of the Emperor and his family, included accompanying the Emperor to festivals and celebrations, accompanying the Imperial family to church services at Hagia Sophia, serving as door guards in the palace, and acting to provide crowd control when the Emperor was present.
		The Varangian Guard had important ceremonial duties during the crowning of a new Emperor, during Easter, and near Palm Sunday, as well as serving roles during Imperial weddings, the coronation of Empresses, and at the funerals of deceased Emperors.
	www.vikinganswerlady.com /varangians.shtml (3682 words)

	Genral history of the Varangian Guard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Varangian Guard was an elite force of Viking warriors who served the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire.
		The Varangians were renowned for their loyalty to the Emperors, an unusual thing in a society as riddled with intrigue as Byzantium.
		Originally the New Varangian Guard only re-enacted Vikings, but nowadays we re-create many of the cultures in contact with the Byzantine Empire from the late 10th to the early 13th century AD.
	users.mildura.net.au /users/leigh/vguard.htm (378 words)

	English Refugees in the Byzantine Armed Forces
		The Varangian Guard's origin is veiled with some ambiguity, as is the case with many of the military institutions of the Byzantine state.
		From the founding of the Varangian Guard to the last decade of the 11th century, the major component of the unit was Scandinavian.
		As to the purpose of the guard, the Varangians served as the personal life guard of the emperor and swore an oath of loyalty to him.
	www.deremilitari.org /resources/articles/pappas1.htm (4615 words)

	Kievan Rus Database (Varangian Guard)
		Assur: One of the first Varangians who is attested to have died in Byzantine service was the Östergötlander, Assur (died circa 1010), one of five sons of the ""good man," Gulli.
		GuðverR, the youngest of his three sons, was the leader of the Varangian Guard in the emperor's service sometime in the middle of the eleventh century.
		Ragnvaldr: He was one of the leaders of the Varangian Guard in Constantinople (liðs forungi) in the middle of the eleventh century.
	members.aol.com /mokosh/Varangian_Guard.html (494 words)

	Viking Answer Lady Webpage - Names of Scandinavians in the Byzantine Varangian Guard and in Russia
		While undoubtedly some of those who went to Greece were traders, a number would have travelled there to become members of the prestigious Varangian Guard, a special unit in the Byzantine Army charged with the duty of protecting the Emperor.
		The Varangian Guard existed from around 911, when the Scandinavian Rus signed a treaty with Byzantium establishing relations for trade and military service.
		Men from Scandinavia continued to serve in the Varangian Guard until 1204, when the unit virtually disappeared after Crusaders sacked the city of Byzantium.
	www.vikinganswerlady.com /VarangianNames.shtml (1197 words)

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		The only contemporary representation of Varangians in action, in an illuminated copy of the historical Chronicle of John Skylitzes, held in the Bibliotéca Naçional in Madrid show the Varangians in armour of Byzantine style.
		The Varangians were used on guard duty in the Mangana and Vlakhernai Palaces, Hagia Sofia cathedral, and by the Khalke gates in the Imperial quarter.
		The surprising lenience shown by Emperor Nikephoros after an assassination attempt by Varangians is possibly evidence of the favour and status they held, and perhaps of the Emperor’s belief that he needed their support more than he needed justice for what really amounted to treason.
	www.angelfire.com /empire/egfroth/VarangianArmour.htm (3130 words)

	NVG Inc - Varangian Voice Quarterly Magazine (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Varangian Voice is a magazine of research articles, news and reports relating to the activities, interests and experiences of the New Varangian Guard.
		The Varangian Voice was originally published in 1984 as the “extremely unofficial news letter of the New Varangian Guard.” (VV Issue 1).
		The Varangian Voice began as the “extremely unofficial news letter of the New Varangian Guard.”, at this stage the ‘Editor’ was an Ordinary Member position of the Melbourne Garrison.
	nvg.org.au /staticpages/index.php?page=voice (764 words)

	livesteelcombat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Varangians were an elite guard for the Byzantine Empire.
		Made up mostly of Northmen, they were formed in AD 988 when Prince Vladimir sent 6000 Rus from Kiev to ensure the safety of the southern trade routes.
		Having grown up around the Guard, Skallagrim (bald and ugly) was raised with weapons in his hands, training and perfecting the skills required to serve as his father had.
	members.cox.net /varguard (365 words)

	Adrenalab______________________________________Diario in corso (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		"The Varangian Guard were founded by Emperor Basil II in 988, with 6000 Russian Viking warriors sent by Varangian Tsar Vladimir of Russia.
		The Varangian Guard were the best paid of all the Empire's troops.
		It was quite common for Norsemen to go to Byzantium from all over Scandinavia and Russia, spend time in the Varangian Guard, and return home rich.
	www.adrenalab.com /ADRENALAB/blog/2006/05/varangian-guards.html (187 words)

	Homebuilt army fluff. INDEX ASTARTES: Varangians - WarSeer Forums
		An experiment gone wrong, the Varangian Guard were created in the hidden years of the Dark Founding, to serve the Quest for Knowledge.
		The original home-world of the Verangian guard is in the geno-labs orbiting Mars.
		The original colours of the Verangian Guard Chapter were the red of the tech-marines of the Adeptus Astartes, combined with a bronze helmet and left shoulder-pad.
	www.warseer.com /forums/showthread.php?t=30676 (2615 words)

	Varangian Guard - Ancient Roman Empire Forums
		The Guard were fashioned liked the Praetorian Guards except they did not police the city, nor were they so ineffective at protecting their Emperors.
		The Varangian Guard was said to have been so loyal to the Emperor and commanded such respect, that often if the Emperor arrived on the field of battle with his Varangian Guard, the enemy would fall discouraged and falter.
		When Nikephoras Phokas was killed his Varangian Guard thought of killing his murderers but seeing as he was already dead they were free from his service and therefore they held back.
	www.unrv.com /forum/index.php?showtopic=2750&st=15 (1086 words)

	THE ADOPTION OF BYZANTINE EQUIPMENT AND CUSTOMS BY THE VARANGIAN GUARDS
		The Varangian Guard was a close-knit group with high esprit de corps, and both sagas and Byzantine sources suggest that as a relatively small group of ex-patriates they maintained their language, dress and customs to a pretty large degree.
		As the Emperor’s bodyguard, the Varangian Guards would be expected to have helmet, armour, shield and a good weapon as a bare minimum, and those without them would have been supplied from the Imperial Armoury.
		In the only contemporary illustrations of the Varangian Guard, from a copy of the Skylitzes Chronicle held in Madrid, they are shown with typical Byzantine helmets and shields, but they have two-handed axes and what appear to be mail corselets, not lamellar.
	www.geocities.com /egfrothos/Adoption.html (2686 words)

	Guard - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A prison officer (correctional officer), commonly - and mistakenly - referred to as a guard.
		Guards A Jewish police force set up in the British Mandate of Palestine.
		GUARD is a name for 121.5 MHz, an emergency frequency used by aircraft, see International Air Distress.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Guard (323 words)

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