The Varangian Guard: Northern Warriors in Roman Service
Join our Discord: / discord Support me on Patreon: / balticempire The Varangian Guard was a regiment of northern Europeans in service of the Byzantine Empire, who fulfilled duties as soldiers and guardsmen. Sources The Varangians: In God's Holy Fire - Sverrir Jakobsson The Varangian Guard 988-1453 - Raffaele D'Amato Byzantine Armies 886-1118 - Ian Heath Romano-Byzantine Armies: 4th-9th Centuries - David Nicolle PhD The Historiography of Normanist and Anti-Normanist theories on the origin of Rus’- Roman Zakharii Roman Auxiliary Cavalryman AD 14-193 - Nic Fields Laxdæla saga - Unknown Väringar, Nordbor hos kejsaren i Miklagård - Mats G. Larsson Supplementary information - Population genomics of the viking world - Margaryan et. al 0:00 Introduction 4:06 Meaning of "Varangian" 5:59 Foundation and organization 10:58 Arms and equipment 15:53 Military assignments 19:45 Palace duty 21:13 Leisure time 23:40 Varangians back home 27:20 Conclusion 28:08 Timeline #varangianguard #vikings #history #byzantium #byzantine
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