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Varangian Guard. 977-15C. Byzantine infantry recruited from Scandinavia and later England.
Latvia. 9C Varangian. 1158 Teutonic Knights. 1561 Poland(S). 1629 Sweden(N). 1721 Russian(N)...1795 Russian(all). 1918 Independent republic. 1934 Ulmanis dictator. 1940 USSR. 1941-45 German occupation. 1991 Independent.
Norsemen. Danes, Norwegians and Swedes who colonized Britain, France, Russia, 9-11C. Also called: Northmen, Vikings, Varangians. Beseiged Paris 885.
Oleg. -c912. Varangian prince of Kiev, founded Rus state.
Rurik. -879. Varangian prince, First ruler of Russia. Dynasty ruled to1598.
Russia. 9C Slavs, Rus invade. 862-1598 Rurik dynasty. 1240 Mongol Empire of Golden Horde. 1462 Ivan the Great. 16C Unified. 1613 Romanov dynasty. 1917 Communist. Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 1991 Russian Federation. CIS.
Sviatoslav. 920-72. Varangian Duke of Kiev 945-. Expansion creates empire.
Ukraine. 3C Ostrogoths. Rus. 1240 Golden Horde. 1392 Lithuania. 1569 Poland. 1648 Independent Cossack state. 1654 Muscovy protectorate. 1772 Russia. 1918 Independent. 1923 USSR. 1991 Independent. CIS.
Varangians. ‘Rus’. 9-10C. Norse conquerors of Russia, hence name.
Vikings. Scandinavians who raided Europe 530-12C. Discovered Greenland, 982, North America, 10C. Norsemen. Varangians.
Aeëtes. Greek. Medea’s father. Guardian of Golden Fleece.
Artagnan, d’. Guarded Fouquet at Vincennes Prison.
Cerberus. Three-headed dog, guardian of Greek underworld.
Coldstream Guards. 1650. Marched to London to restore Charles II.
Cultural Revolution. 1966-9. Mao’s Red Guards purge China of bourgeois, capitalist elements.
Grenadier Guards. 1656.
Hesperides. Nymphs who guarded Hera’s tree of golden apples.
Iron Guard. 1924-41. Romanian anti-semite fascist party.
Janissaries. 1330-1826. Ottoman sultan’s powerful bodyguard. First recruited from Christian children. Massacred by Mahmud II after revolt.
Janus. Roman god with two faces to guard doorways, beginnings and endings.
Julius II. 1443-1513. Pope 1503-. Joined Holy League vs France. Patron of Michelangelo, Raphael. Swiss Guards.
Kent State Massacre. 1970. Ohio National Guardsmen kill 4 student anti-Vietnam War demonstrators.
Life Guards. 1660.
Mameluks. Egyptian slave bodyguards who formed 1250-1382 Bahrite, 1382-1517 Burjite dynasties. Overthrown by Turks. Ali Pasha.
National Guard. 1789-1870 France. 1880s US.