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Definition of Varangian

Varangian
Varangian Va*ran"gi*an, n. One of the Northmen who founded a dynasty in Russia in the 9th century; also, one of the Northmen composing, at a later date, the imperial bodyguard at Constantinople.

Meaning of Varangian from wikipedia

- The Varangians (/vəˈrændʒiənz/; Old Norse: Væringjar; Medieval Gr****: Βάραγγοι, Várangoi; Old East Slavic: варяже, varyazhe or варязи, varyazi) were Viking...
- The Varangian Guard (Gr****: Τάγμα τῶν Βαράνγων, romanized: Tágma tōn Varángōn, Tágma tōn Varángōn) was an elite unit of the Byzantine Army from the tenth...
- The trade route from the Varangians to the Gr****s was a medieval trade route that connected Scandinavia, Kievan Rus' and the Eastern Roman Empire. The...
- The calling of the Varangians, calling of the (Varangian) princes or invitation to the Varangians (Russian: призвание варягов, romanized: prizvaniye varyagov;...
- Look up Varangian in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Varangian may refer to one of these: Varangians, the term for Norse Vikings who were active in Eastern...
- a significant piece of historical evidence. The Varangian runestones tell of many notable Varangian expeditions, and even recount the fates of individual...
- Oslo Copenhagen Stockholm The Varangian Runestones are runestones in Scandinavia that mention voyages to the East (Old Norse: Austr) or the Eastern route...
- Norse, and Finnic, it was ruled by the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian prince Rurik. The modern nations of Belarus, Russia, and Ukraine all claim...
- The Snowball Earth is a geohistorical hypothesis that proposes during one or more of Earth's icehouse climates, the planet's surface became entirely or...
- Nevertheless, the band continued to work on their second album, titled The Varangian Way, which was released in early 2007. Jussi Wickström recorded all guitars...