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OT: I've read here & there that also Finns were recruited by Byzantium. "Varangians." A rep for being gung-ho. Any pointers appreciated.
by euroderf 2y ago
OT: I've read here & there that also Finns were recruited by Byzantium. "Varangians." A rep for being gung-ho. Any pointers appreciated.
- flohofwoe 2y agoYou mean the Varangian Guard, personal security detail of the Emperor? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangian_Guard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangian_Guard TL;DR: in the beginning mainly Kievan Rus and Norse (but apparently no Finns), later mainly Anglo-Saxons.
- euroderf 2y agoI can't now find the webpage that orignially proposed this, but FWIW just now I found this: https://peacecountry0.tripod.com/earlyfin.htm#vara https://peacecountry0.tripod.com/earlyfin.htm#vara Lost in the mists of history. A mistory.