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The Varangians were Scandinavian people,
from Sweden actually, who trekked all the way down to
Constantinople.
These guys had their peak from the 9th to the 11th
century AD.
The tough man Rurik, founder of
the
Rurik Dynasty, was a
Varangian.
And here is the map
ROUTE OF THE VARANGIANS
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