Kings and Generals

Kings and Generals

Varangians - Elite Bodyguards of the Byzantine Emperors (2019x41)


Ausstrahlung: Jun 13, 2019

We are continuing our new animated historical documentary series on the armies and tactics of the past with a video on the Varangians, who served as the elite bodyguards of the emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire. These loyal and skilled warriors, mostly of the Norse and Saxon ancestry saved the emperors on many occasions, both in battles and in peace.

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