Varangian Guard - Revision history

Cian at 01:18, 12 August 2011

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	The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].		The '''Varangian Guard''' was an [[army]] of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by [[Grand Prince]] Vladimir of Kiev in 988 [[AD]]. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

	==Internal Links==
	''See also:''		''See also:''
	* '''The [[New Varangian Guard]]''' - a [[reenactment]] group based on the Varangian Guard.		* '''The [[New Varangian Guard]]''' - a [[reenactment]] group based on the Varangian Guard.

User 144: Reverted edits by 74.208.11.169 (Talk); changed back to last version by Conrad Leviston

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Reverted edits by 74.208.11.169 (Talk); changed back to last version by Conrad Leviston

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	The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].		The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

74.208.11.169 at 19:58, 9 November 2007

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	The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].		The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

Conrad Leviston: Reverted edits by 59.151.53.100 (Talk); changed back to last version by User 144

2007-10-06T23:20:03Z

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	The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].		The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

59.151.53.100 at 07:36, 6 October 2007

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	The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].		The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

User 144 at 02:33, 27 May 2006

2006-05-27T02:33:55Z

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	The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].		The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

			==Internal Links==
	See also:		''See also:''
	* '''The [[New Varangian Guard]]''' - a [[~~metal weapons group\|~~reenactment]] group based on the Varangian Guard.		* '''The [[New Varangian Guard]]''' - a [[reenactment]] group based on the Varangian Guard.

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	The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native ~~soldiers~~ as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].		The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native [[soldier]]s as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England\|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

	See also:		See also:
	* '''The [[New Varangian Guard]]''' - a [[~~recreation~~]] group based on the Varangian Guard.		* '''The [[New Varangian Guard]]''' - a [[metal weapons group\|reenactment]] group based on the Varangian Guard.

Cian at 05:04, 30 August 2004

2004-08-30T05:04:06Z

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The '''Varangian Guard''' was an army of six thousand [[Russia]]n and [[Norse]] soldiers given to [[Byzantine]] [[Emperor]] [[Basil II]] by Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev in 988 AD. They served in the Empire's army and in the early [[11th century]] they replaced native soldiers as the Empire's bodyguards. Later that century, many [[England|Englishmen]] were added to their ranks. Their power waned after the fourth [[crusade]].

See also:
* '''The [[New Varangian Guard]]''' - a [[recreation]] group based on the Varangian Guard.