Varangian

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
Varangian /vəˈrandʒɪən/

▶noun a member of the bands of Scandinavians who travelled into Russia in the 9th and 10th centuries and traditionally established the Rurik dynasty. ▶adjective relating to the Varangians.

– origin from med. L. Varangus (a name ult. from ON, prob. based on vár ‘pledge’) + -ian.

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Rurik

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