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Long before the word "Russia" existed, Scandinavian warrior-traders known as the Varangians carved a vast dominion across the rivers of Eastern Europe, raiding the shores of the Caspian, clashing with ...

The Rurik Dynasty’s ancestry can be traced from the Varangians, who became the first Russian princes. The Rurikids lived on long after Romanovs came into power, and were respected accordingly. Yes, ...

International Centre of the Roerichs. The rulers of ancient and medieval Rus’ eagerly sought assistance from mercenaries, be they Scandinavian warriors or fighters from nomadic steppe tribes. The ...

Among the Scandinavian archaeological heritage are the so-called runestones, stelae whose epigraphic content is written -obviously- in runes, with a quite broad chronology, from the 4th century to the ...