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- noun Plural form of
Varangian .
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Examples
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Harald had participated three times in polutasvarf, a Byzantine custom in which the Varangians were allowed to enter the palace and cart off whatever riches they could carry.
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Varangians, which is the last place where they will think of seeking for thee.
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“Are you familiar with the Russian word, Varangians?” she continued.
State of the Union Brad Thor 2004
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“Are you familiar with the Russian word, Varangians?” she continued.
State of the Union Brad Thor 2004
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Varangians, which is the last place where they will think of seeking for thee.
Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Walter Scott 1801
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These peoples came to be known as Varangians and they extended their control south and eastwards.
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"Varangians" very early at Constantinople, etc. etc., let us come to the two great literary facts -- the chorus of fairy tale-telling proper at the end of the century (of which the coryphaei are the lady already mentioned and Perrault), and the epoch-making translation of _The
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889
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“A false slave, who knew not what he was saying, I suppose,” said the Princess, “imposed upon me the belief that the Varangians were the natural enemies of the Normans.
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Princess, "imposed upon me the belief that the Varangians were the natural enemies of the Normans.
Waverley Novels — Volume 12 Walter Scott 1801
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Before long, Harald had earned the titles of Spatharokandidatos, or Colonel, and Manglavites, a title of honor, and become leader of the Varangians.
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