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Harald even went further and served in the Varangian Guard of the Roman Emperor. Olaf and Harald Hardrada, two of the kings most fundamental to the creation of the Norwegian state, had been in exile in the Rus for long periods of time. Sverrir Jakobsson points out that both St. But what about vice-versa? In his book The Varangians: In God’s Holy Fire, Dr. It is fairly well established that the Scandinavians played a part in the founding of the Rus state, which leads back to modern day Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. This would have been geographically impossible without cutting through present-day Finland and Sweden first, quite apart from the fact that the Rus and the Scandinavians were generally on good terms.

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One of the more preposterous plot points in “The Vikings” TV show is when the Rus invade Norway. Posted in Vikings in Russia, Ukraine and Belarus | Tagged archaeology, Kyivan Rus, Rus, Russia, Ryazan, Ukraine, Varangians | Leave a reply New Podcast Available! Who Were the Rus? Medieval Russians hid silver hoard before Mongol invasion | Live Science So what were the inhabitants of Ryazan afraid of? Perhaps further research will shed further light. What is more surprising is that the treasure seems to have been buried 100 years before the Mongol attack. Russian archaeologists have unearthed a treasure including hryvna pendants, which could be used as both jewelry and currency, and from which the current Ukrainian currency derives its name. It perhaps comes as little surprise that some elected to bury their valuable possessions before the Mongols came. After resisting for about a week in 1237, the city was raised to the ground and apparently not a single inhabitant was left standing. Ryazan was one of the easternmost principalities of the Old Rus and hence one of the first to feel the Mongol fury. Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a reply Who Did the Rus Fear More than the Mongols? Session 6 (16-17.00): Final discussion, the upcoming book project Valur Gunnarsson, The Ancient Rus and the Ukraine-Russia Crisis Kjartan Jakobsson Richter, Nordic Missionaries Roland Scheel, Deconstructing Væringjasaga: Byzantine and Old Norse Perspectives on the Varangiansĭaria Segal, Discursive Strategies Concerning Scandinavian Presence on the Territories of Rus’ in Old Church-Slavonic Sources. Ryan Fenster, The West on The North in The East: Western images of the Norse and the Rus’, 800-1250 AD Sverrir Jakobsson, The Making of the Varangians Monica White, The Rhythm of Byzantine-Rus Relations Ildar Garipzanov, The Concept of “Varangian Christianity” Revisited The king of the Volga Rus’ and his comitatus

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University of Iceland, Laugarvatn, 21-22 October of 2021

Anyone who can make to Laugavatn on the 21st and 22nd of October is welcome to attend the Sigfús Blöndal Memorial Conference on Varangian Studies.Īlþjóðlegt málþing um víkinga í Austurvegi | Háskóli Íslands (hi.is)