![]() ![]() Between the 9th and 11th centuries, Varangians ruled the medieval state of Kievan Rus', settled among many territories of modern Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, and formed the Byzantine Varangian Guard. ![]() The Varangians ( / v ə ˈ r æ n dʒ i ə n z/ Old Norse: Væringjar Medieval Greek: Βάραγγοι, Várangoi or Varyags ( Old East Slavic: варяже, varyazhe or варязи, varyazi Russian: варяги, varyagi Ukrainian: варяги, varyahy Belarusian: варагі, varahi Mediaeval Greek Βαριάγοι, Variágoi, ) sometimes referred to as Variagians, was the name given by Greeks, Rus' people, and others to Vikings. Other trade routes of the 8th–11th centuries shown in orange. Map showing the major Varangian trade routes: the Volga trade route (in red) and the Dnieper and Dniester routes (in purple). ![]()
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