| 41. | The role of Varangian Frelaf is comic and forestalls the character of Farlaf in range and often a high tessitura.
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| 42. | At Boioannes'request, a detachment of the elite Varangian Guard was sent to Italy to fight the Normans.
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| 43. | From this base, the mixed Varangian-Slavic population ( known as the Rus ) launched several expeditions against Constantinople.
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| 44. | A Viking ( Varangian ) presence in the area was " less than dominant and very much less than imperial ."
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| 45. | The settlement declined in the early years of the 11th century, simultaneously with other Varangian trade stations in Eastern Europe.
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| 46. | With the aid of the emperor's elite troops, the Varangian Guard, the tribal horsemen were decisively crushed.
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| 47. | The Varangian runestones tell of many notable Varangian expeditions, and even account for the fates of individual warriors and travelers.
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| 48. | The Varangian runestones tell of many notable Varangian expeditions, and even account for the fates of individual warriors and travelers.
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| 49. | The Varangian Guard of the Byzantine Empire is the best known formation made up of barbarian mercenaries ( see next section ).
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| 50. | The Slavs and the Byzantines also called them " Varangians " ( Byzantine emperors were known as the Varangian Guard.
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