In all likelihood, he did that to marry Byzantium princess.
Never before had a Byzantine imperial princess, and one “born in the purple”, married a barbarian, as matrimonial offers of French kings and Holy Roman Emperors had been peremptorily rejected many times. Somehow Basil agreed to his demand and let his sister marry him after his conversion was crazy enough already.
Vladmir also gave up his other wives and mistresses. Accounts say had 800 mistresses before he married Anna.
Efficient-Orchid-594 on
Guys I think Metallica dash might be fan of rwby but i am not sure…..
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Actually, it was because Byzantine empire was the best ally for him at the time and by far. Caliphate was too far away and there were no important muslim countries around.
Abel-phobe on
Slavs will be slavs
Ok_Replacement7022 on
*”Remember, Christ’s blood is wine.*
*And in His company, it’s always party time.”*
*—Those missionaries, probably.*
Public-Finger on
There were no “Russians” at the time. Moscow didn’t even exist. You could say the “Rulers of Rus”
GustavoistSoldier on
This is a myth. The reason Russia converted to Christianity is that Byzantium was a better ally.
TheHistoryMaster2520 on
Bosniaks drinking alcohol while being Muslim:
Hedonisticogre111 on
Money! Money! Money!
Byzantine was the most advanced country of western Eurasians. Also this country was main trade partner of Rus.
piecheese10 on
A RWBY meme? Featuring Penny “Best Girl” Polendina™? Instant upvote.
Clean_Imagination315 on
Meanwhile, Bosnia proved that Islam and alcohol can actually coexist… but only in the Balkans.
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In all likelihood, he did that to marry Byzantium princess.
Never before had a Byzantine imperial princess, and one “born in the purple”, married a barbarian, as matrimonial offers of French kings and Holy Roman Emperors had been peremptorily rejected many times. Somehow Basil agreed to his demand and let his sister marry him after his conversion was crazy enough already.
Vladmir also gave up his other wives and mistresses. Accounts say had 800 mistresses before he married Anna.
Guys I think Metallica dash might be fan of rwby but i am not sure…..
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Actually, it was because Byzantine empire was the best ally for him at the time and by far. Caliphate was too far away and there were no important muslim countries around.
Slavs will be slavs
*”Remember, Christ’s blood is wine.*
*And in His company, it’s always party time.”*
*—Those missionaries, probably.*
There were no “Russians” at the time. Moscow didn’t even exist. You could say the “Rulers of Rus”
This is a myth. The reason Russia converted to Christianity is that Byzantium was a better ally.
Bosniaks drinking alcohol while being Muslim:
Money! Money! Money!
Byzantine was the most advanced country of western Eurasians. Also this country was main trade partner of Rus.
A RWBY meme? Featuring Penny “Best Girl” Polendina™? Instant upvote.
Meanwhile, Bosnia proved that Islam and alcohol can actually coexist… but only in the Balkans.