Archaeologists from the National Museum of Denmark and the University of Leicester examined the remains of people who in the Iron Age and the Viking Age were not buried in cemeteries but left in settlements — under house floors, in pits, wells, and postholes. Nearly one in sixteen of them had traces of injuries on their bones, and most of these injuries, according to the scientists, were inflicted intentionally.

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According to ancient chronicles, on September 21, 862, representatives of the tribes of the Slovenians, Krivichs, Chuds, and others (that is, not only Slavs, but also Finno-Ugric peoples), living in the northwestern part of modern Russia, invited three brothers to rule: Rurik, Sineus, and Truvor. The khans were told: «Our land is generous and rich, but there is no order in it. Come and rule us!» The date, of course, is approximate. But in the end it was accepted as the starting point for the foundation of Russian statehood, and over time Rurik’s name came to be revered as the founder of this state. And this continued until the 18th century.

#Vikings #WarinUkraine #Romanovdynasty #Rurikdynasty #AncientRus #historicalmyths #Russianhistory #Lomonosov #medina #Normantheory #Putin #SlavophilesversusWesternizers #Stalin

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