04-25-2010, 01:45 AM
I was under the impression that by the late 11th century most of the Varangian Guard would have been composed of English thegns who had been forced out of England by the Norman conquest and the Harrying of the North, rather than Scandanavians as it had been before. :twisted:
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Who is called \'\'Paul\'\' by no-one other than his wife, parents and brothers. :!: <img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/icon_exclaim.gif" alt=":!:" title="Exclamation" />:!:
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