Examples of Varangians in the following topics:
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- Rurik was a Varangian chieftain who established the first ruling dynasty in Russian history called the Rurik Dynasty in 862 near Novgorod.
- Rurik
(also spelled Riurik) was a Varangian chieftain who arrived in the
Ladoga region in modern-day Russia in 862.
- The
various tribal groups, including Chuds, Eastern Slavs, Merias, Veses,
and Krivichs, along the northern trade routes near Novgorod often
cooperated with the Varangian Rus' leaders.
- These
events prompted local tribal leaders to invite Rurik and his
Varangian leaders back to the region in 862 to reinstate peace and
order.
- This moment in history is known as the Invitation
of the Varangians
and is commonly regarded as the starting point of official Russian
history.
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- Yaroslav
was the son of the Varangian Grand Prince Vladimir the Great and most
likely his second son with Rogneda of Polotsk.
- However, Varangian and Novgorodian troops recaptured
the capital and Sviatopolk fled to the West never to return.