The Venetians took a section of the wall of about 25 towers, while the Varangian guard held off the Crusaders on the land wall.
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The most eminent Scandinavian to serve in the Varangian Guard was Harald Hardrada, who subsequently established himself as king of Norway ( 1047 66 ).
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It tells that Ragnvaldr, the captain of the Varangian Guard, had returned home where he had the inscriptions made in memory of his dead mother.
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I greatly enjoyed finding out about the very English-dominated nature of the Varangian Guard in this era, which I had not known about before.
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The losses that the Varangian Guard suffered are reflected by the largest group of runestones that talk of foreign voyages, such as those termed the Greece Runestones.
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After fighting battles against the Muslims, King Sigurd in 1110 let the rest of his force, who originally numbered 6000 men, join the Varangian Guard.
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Many Norsemen fought as mercenaries in Southern Italy, including the Varangian Guard led by Land of the Lombards ), the Old Norse name for southern Italy.
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After the defeat, Harald and the Varangian Guard were called back to Constantinople, following Maniakes'imprisonment by the emperor and the onset of other more pressing issues.
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It contained formidable guards units such as the Varangian Guard and the Immortals ( a unit of heavy cavalry ) stationed in Constantinople, and also levies from the provinces.
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There are also many additional Varangian runestones in Scandinavia that talk of eastward voyages such as the Greece Runestones, Italy Runestones, and inscriptions left by the Varangian Guard.
