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This documentary explores one the most famous units of history: the Varangian Guard. The video begins with a brief history on the rise of the Byzantine Empire, following the fall of Rome. We examine the dynamics of the eastern Roman Empire, which interacted with the lands of Scandinavia and the Kievan Rus, relying on river routes that linked the Baltic Sea with the Black Sea. The documentary discusses the history of the Byzantine conflicts with the Kievan Rus which gave rise to the eventual mercenary service of Varangians in the Byzantine army.
Views : 82,401
Genre: Education
Date of upload: Jun 26, 2023 ^^
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
Guards of glory and of might
Red as blood and black as night
Flies our banner as we march
In the East, for the king of the Greek
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Honestly I wouldn't mind living my life as a mercenary especially for the byzantines a perfect career and a dream job for me😊
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Im here after For Honor
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Ngl I wish this voice-over would've narrated the podcast for Invicta.
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They were so loyal and tough they would switch sides in the heat of battle
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I hope that you make a full episode of this! Can't wait
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Intimidating bodygaurds indeed, substantial body heigth was a requirement i read
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Thanks for the video 👍🏻
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Super wonderful introduces. Thanks for sharing
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Good vid!
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They should hire Sturgian knights for cavalry.
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Good clip.
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I recently found out they had an old pre-war dance where theyd get their armor on and have their weapons, and formed a big rotating circle, with another group forming another circle inside that one, rotating the opposite direction while they chanted "toiya" ("victory") and it reminded me of how I have seen that same dance around people of the middle east, but this was their own thing..seems like yet another connection to that land before they stayed settled in northern Eur ope and its also yet another thing that was just lost to time.
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Damn, the one wearing the mail aventail with his shield slung on his back looks so badass.
Shame they probably didn't look that dripped out in reality.
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Is there a full video?
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Did I miss the part where it says what the Varangian Guard actually did, or why the position was so highly sought after?
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Many of them were the Norse that Brian Barou kicked out during his unification of Ireland.
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❤
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Least loyal Varangian gaurd versus most paid Praetorian gaurd.
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@fraser1614
10 months ago
Fun fact, after the battle of Hastings, many English nobles and warriors fleeing the Norman's would join the Varangian guard and by the end of the century made up a large majority of it. Though also I like the very real possibility of a number of English and viking warriors who fought on opposite sides at the battle of Stamford Bridge ending up both being in the guard together.
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