Harald Hardrada: The Viking Who Fought in Iraq, Russia, and England
Introduction – the Decline of the Viking Raids In the middle decades of the 11th century, the Vikings had reached the twilight of their raiding…
Varangian Guard
Varangian Guard: 12 Things You Should Know
Introduction Exotic, ferocious, and heavily armored – this, in a nutshell, defined the eminent presence of the Varangian Guard (Greek: Τάγμα των Βαράγγων, Tágma tōn…
Byzantine Army: Organization, Units, and Evolution
Popular notions tend to group the later Eastern Roman realm, or more specifically the Byzantine Empire, as a strictly medieval entity that encompassed Greece, the…
