The Varangian Guard 988-1453 | Taschenbuch

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Cover: 9781849081795 | The Varangian Guard 988-1453 | Raffaele D'Amato | Taschenbuch | 2010

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Beschreibung

The Varangian Guards were Viking mercenaries who operated far beyond their native shores as an elite force within the Byzantine Armies. Descendants from a legendary line of warriors, the Varangian Guard was formed after a group of Viking mercenaries made a major contribution to the Byzantine Emperor Basil II's victory over rebel forces in 988 AD. These 5,000 men were then retained as Basil's personal guard and would provide loyal service to many successive occupants of the imperial throne. Commonly referred to as 'foreigners' (Etaireia), they were nonetheless absorbed into a new Palatine regiment under command of an officer termed the Akolouthos, who was either a Norsemen or a Rus (Norsemen colonisers of Russia). The Varangians wore mixtures of their native clothing and armour together with a splendid formal Byzantine uniform. But most famously, they always wielded their own traditional battle-axes and in fact this became a sign that the emperor was on the battlefield in person. This is an insightful look of one of the legendary guard units of the medieval world.

Über den Autor

Raffaele D'Amato, PhD, is the author of some 40 books and has written numerous articles on the Roman Empire, Byzantium, medieval Europe and the military of Ancient Greece. He has taught at the University of Ferrara, and was a visiting professor at Fatih University, Istanbul. He currently lives in England, working as an archaeological consultant and lawyer for Timeline Auctions Ltd of Harwich, and also as an external researcher for the Laboratory of the Danubian Provinces at the University of Ferrara.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2010
Genre:	Geschichte
Rubrik:	Geisteswissenschaften
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Seiten:	48
Reihe:	Men-At-Arms (Osprey)
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781849081795
ISBN-10:	1849081794
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	D'Amato, Raffaele
Illustrator:	Rava, Giuseppe
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury USA Men-At-Arms (Osprey)
Maße:	245 x 186 x 8 mm
Von/Mit:	Raffaele D'Amato
Erscheinungsdatum:	20.06.2010
Gewicht:	0,169 kg

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