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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Byzantine military unit
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gptkbp:activeIn
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gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
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gptkbp:composedOf
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gptkb:Anglo-Saxons
Norse warriors
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gptkbp:depictedIn
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Byzantine
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gptkbp:disbanded
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14th century
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gptkbp:famousFor
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ferocity in battle
loyalty to the emperor
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gptkbp:formedIn
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10th century
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Constantinople
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Varangian Guard
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gptkbp:languageSpoken
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gptkb:Old_English
gptkb:Old_Norse
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced Byzantine military tradition
subject of Norse sagas
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gptkbp:mentionedIn
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gptkb:Byzantine_chronicles
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gptkbp:notableBattle
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gptkb:Battle_of_Dyrrhachium_(1081)
gptkb:Battle_of_Manzikert
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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defense of Constantinople
service during the Fourth Crusade
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gptkbp:notableLeader
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gptkb:Harald_Hardrada
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gptkbp:recruitedFrom
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gptkb:England
gptkb:Kievan_Rus'
gptkb:Scandinavia
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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gptkb:Vikings
gptkb:Anglo-Saxon_exiles
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gptkbp:role
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elite shock troops
palace guard
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gptkbp:servedAs
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Imperial bodyguard
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gptkbp:servedUnder
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Byzantine emperors
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gptkbp:symbol
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shooting
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gptkbp:weapon
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gptkb:shield
gptkb:sword
battle axe
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gptkbp:wornBy
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distinctive uniforms
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Harald_Hardrada
gptkb:Byzantine
gptkb:Varangian
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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