Going all the way to Miklagard just to deface a church balcony with runic graffiti is peak Viking behavior.
carlsagerson on
The Swedish Vikings also established the Kievan Rus as well.
EDIT: Why the hell am I getting downvited for mentioning the fact that the Rukids are of Swedish Viking Origin?
ichbinverwirrt420 on
SWEDISH PAAAGANS MARCHING ASHORE
Admirable_Ad8682 on
Not this nonsense again…
Norwegian Vikings mostly plundered and colonised Scotland and Ireland. They did very little discovering, outside Erik the Red, Leif Erikson and few others.
Swedes were also opportunistic ivaders – they sieged Constantinopel several times, and conquered Slavic settlements all over the Rus (named after them).
Bad-Monk on
Funny thing is, that the Anglo-Saxons made up a major portion, and sometimes the absolute majority of the Varangian Guard.
In_the_loop on
I like this meme but I think that is a repost on this sub?
415gladstone on
If you like Vikings, read The Long Ships, by Frans G. Bengtsson. Bloody good fun!
Large_Awareness_9416 on
Throughout 400 years of its existence, Varangian Guard almost never was made completely out of Norse warriors. It had Khazars, Normans, Slavs and even Turks.
The idea behind it wasn’t about the nationality, but about having personal guard made out of people, that had no previous connections inside the Empire, so they wouldn’t try to push the family’s agenda.
skippy_smooth on
It’s a living!
Fellbestie007 on
The sun rose over the wasteland
As far as the eye can see
Sand fills the vast plains of Serkland
It’s vultures jeering at me
But they can circle until they drop dead
I have not come this far
To end, but to pursue my own thread
To join The Varangian Guard
LamentingSpud on
There was some overlap
Haestein_the_Naughty on
Why does this very oversimplified meme keep getting reposted
Tmotty on
I’m sorry I don’t understand can you translate this into a RWBY meme
United-Reach-2798 on
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Virtual-Reading-1166 on
Slav “vikings ” raid Denmark and sweden ( lutitzen)
Rathalos-487 on
Varangian Guards are so much better than Praetorians it’s not even close.
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Going all the way to Miklagard just to deface a church balcony with runic graffiti is peak Viking behavior.
The Swedish Vikings also established the Kievan Rus as well.
EDIT: Why the hell am I getting downvited for mentioning the fact that the Rukids are of Swedish Viking Origin?
SWEDISH PAAAGANS MARCHING ASHORE
Not this nonsense again…
Norwegian Vikings mostly plundered and colonised Scotland and Ireland. They did very little discovering, outside Erik the Red, Leif Erikson and few others.
Swedes were also opportunistic ivaders – they sieged Constantinopel several times, and conquered Slavic settlements all over the Rus (named after them).
Funny thing is, that the Anglo-Saxons made up a major portion, and sometimes the absolute majority of the Varangian Guard.
I like this meme but I think that is a repost on this sub?
If you like Vikings, read The Long Ships, by Frans G. Bengtsson. Bloody good fun!
Throughout 400 years of its existence, Varangian Guard almost never was made completely out of Norse warriors. It had Khazars, Normans, Slavs and even Turks.
The idea behind it wasn’t about the nationality, but about having personal guard made out of people, that had no previous connections inside the Empire, so they wouldn’t try to push the family’s agenda.
It’s a living!
The sun rose over the wasteland
As far as the eye can see
Sand fills the vast plains of Serkland
It’s vultures jeering at me
But they can circle until they drop dead
I have not come this far
To end, but to pursue my own thread
To join The Varangian Guard
There was some overlap
Why does this very oversimplified meme keep getting reposted
I’m sorry I don’t understand can you translate this into a RWBY meme
Bot
Slav “vikings ” raid Denmark and sweden ( lutitzen)
Varangian Guards are so much better than Praetorians it’s not even close.