Varyags (Varangians) of Miklagard (Constantinople)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Varyags_(Varangians)_of_Miklagard_(Constantinople)
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:museum
gptkbp:activeIn gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Byzantine_Empire
gptkbp:activePeriod 10th century
12th century
11th century
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Varangian_Guard
gptkb:Varangians
Varyags
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Constantinople
gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkbp:composedOf gptkb:Rus
Norse warriors
gptkbp:disbanded 13th century
gptkbp:famousFor military prowess
loyalty to the emperor
axe-wielding warriors
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Varyags (Varangians) of Miklagard (Constantinople)
gptkbp:languageSpoken gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Old_Norse
gptkbp:mentionedIn gptkb:Byzantine_chronicles
Norse sagas
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Harald_Hardrada
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Battle_of_Manzikert
defense of Constantinople
gptkbp:protectedBy Byzantine emperors
gptkbp:recruitedFrom gptkb:Kievan_Rus'
gptkb:Scandinavia
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Vikings
gptkb:Rus'_people
gptkb:Byzantine_military
gptkbp:servedAs elite bodyguards
gptkbp:servedIn Byzantine emperors
gptkbp:stationedAt gptkb:Great_Palace_of_Constantinople
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:literature
historical research
legends
gptkbp:symbol runic inscriptions
two-handed axe
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Varyags_of_Miklagaard
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7