Englivarangoi #12555649

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The Varangian Guard was an elite unit of the Byzantine Army from the tenth to the fourteenth century. The members served as personal bodyguards to the Byzantine emperors who originally hailed from Scandinavia, and the Kievan Rus. Although by the 1300's their role has been mostly reduced to palace guards, with occasional inclusion in battles. Gradually, beginning in the second half of the 11th century, the Varangian guard lost its Scandinavian character as more and more Anglo-Saxons joined the regiment following the battle of Hastings. Perhaps be the end of the 12th century, certainly by the 13th, the Varangian guard was more or less entirely English in composition. According to Pseudo-Kodinos, they voiced their acclamations of the emperor in English. Thus, by the 13th century, the references to “Keltic Bodyguards”, “Keltic Garrisons”, and probably even “Kelts”, should be regarded as allusions to the Varangians. Manually selected by the Akolouthos and Basileus.

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