Varangian Guard
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Varangian Guard — Varangian Guard, the bodyguard of later Byzantine emperors, recruited from the Varangians and, later, from Anglo Saxons … Useful english dictionary
Varangian runestones — … Wikipedia
Varangian Runestones — The Varangian Runestones are runestones that mention voyages to the East ( Austr ) or the Eastern route ( Austrvegr ), or to more specific eastern locations such as Garðaríki (what is today Russia and Ukraine). There are also many additional… … Wikipedia
Varangian — /veuh ran jee euhn/, n. 1. any of the Northmen who, under Rurik, established a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century. 2. a member of the bodyguard (Varangian guard) of the Byzantine emperors, esp. in the 11th and 12th centuries, made up of… … Universalium
Varangian — /vəˈrændʒiən/ (say vuh ranjeeuhn) noun 1. one of the Northmen who under the Scandinavian prince Rurik, died AD 879, established a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century. 2. a member of the bodyguard (Varangian guard) of the Byzantine emperors.… …
Varangian — 1. noun a) A member of the Scandinavian people who settled in Eastern Europe in the 9th Century, as opposed to the Vikings who settled in the West. b) The imperial body guard at Constantinople from 955. 2. adjective a) Of or perta … Wiktionary
Imperial Guard — An imperial guard describes any group of troops or military organisation that formed a part of armed forces of any state which claimed to be an empire, ruled by a monarch who in English would be titled an Emperor, Empress or Imperial Prince or… … Wikipedia
Royal Guard — A Royal Guard describes any group of military bodyguard, soldiers or retainers responsible for the protection of a royal person, such as a King or Queen. They are often an elite unit of the regular armed forces and may maintain special rights or… … Wikipedia
Varangians — The Varangians or Varyags (Old Norse: Væringjar, Greek: Βάραγγοι, Βαριάγοι, Váraggoi / Varyágoi , Ukrainian and Russian: Варяги, Varyahy / Varyagi ), sometimes referred to as Variagians , were Vikings, [ [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article… … Wikipedia
Greece Runestones — The Greece Runestones comprise around 30 runestones containing information related to voyages made by Scandinavians to Greece , which refers to the Byzantine Empire (ON.: Grikkland , Grikk(i)aR ), during the Viking Age and until the early 12th… … Wikipedia
