Rise of Rurik

Chapter 27 Women from Novgorod

In an instant, Roseburg, which should have fallen into tranquility in the snowstorm, became lively, and people cheered and called for friends everywhere.

People hiding in warm houses put on thick clothes and rushed out of their homes in a hurry. Before the boats washed ashore, the men, women and children left behind by the tribe gathered at the pier and all the places near the sea.

Even Priest Veria, who foretold the safe return of the fleet, with the help of the lower priests, paced happily to a better spot on the beach.

With her old and somewhat blurry eyes, Vilia saw the ships approaching the gentle beach covered with broken river pebbles quickly, like seals, swiftly entering the smooth road.

On the whole, due to the decline of Rome, the Franks did not inherit the shipbuilding technology of Rome, but the Vikings inherited some magically, making their shipbuilding technology far superior to that of contemporary Europe.

Here, too, are the stunts of the Vikings, whose invention of the keel brought a great revolution in the second half of the eighth century.

The longboats of the Ross tribe are built around a huge oak keel, with a large number of oak ribs installed on the keel, and then oak boards are nailed to the ribs, and the gaps are glued with grease and lime. In order to increase the strength, the ribs are staggered with double-layer wooden boards, and the middle is deliberately filled with animal skins to enhance waterproof and impact resistance, and the boards are also sturdy oak.

Oak, which is the most cost-effective wood for humans to start the era of great navigation, is also very easy to obtain for Rus people.

Relying on the very strong oak keel, the ships that washed up on the beach left a deep imprint. The ship has completely left the water, and the dusty warriors jumped off the ship with their own equipment.

The clansmen who were watching couldn't hold back their excitement any longer, they rushed towards the ships that arrived first, and they noticed amazing things one after another!

There are many warriors who are very young, they are just getting stronger, and this time under the leadership of the leader, they must have gained a lot of knowledge.

Look at these young people, they did not leave after disembarking, but carried their shields on their backs and hung their swords around their waists.

They stretched out their arms to meet the heavy leather-clad man who had come down awkwardly from the boat. Some inadvertent negligence, the mysterious man's warm leather cap fell off, revealing long golden braids and a handsome face.

is a woman! is a young woman! And there are many young women who need young warriors to pick up the boat in person!

For a time, a large number of clansmen saw these scenes, and let the snowflakes continue to fall, and the people on the shore were already boiling.

Because the elders of the Ross tribe know very well that the young boys of the tribe will never be too intimate with young women, and their attitude towards the mysterious women now fully explains one thing!

The distance is not very far, and the priest Vilia, who is standing in a high and open position, can clearly see a group of foreign young women, her heart begins to get excited, her old body is not trembling enough, and her wrinkled face is also exposed. smile.

"Great priest, are you excited?" asked a lower priest.

"Yes! Otto is worthy of our great leader. My children, we have to prepare well tomorrow. In a few days, the tribe will hold a wedding ceremony for some young people on our stone boat altar!"

The ships docked one after another, and the identities of those women were also known to the clan.

Many people looked at these Sveg women from Novgorod with strange eyes. For decades, it was these women's clansmen who contributed a lot of wealth to the Rus tribe. Finally this year, they actually started to treat women of their own clan as special tributes? !

But they were not served as servants, but the wives of some tribal youth.

When they set foot on the territory of Rosburg, they naturally became new Russians and enjoyed all the rights and interests of being members of the tribe.

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When the tribe began to distribute the spoils, the wife also had a share. If her husband dies, she will legally inherit all of her husband's property.

Immediately the truth spread throughout the clan, and people began to preach the beauty of the Swigg girls, especially the other young boys of the clan, who were curious about the girls, as well as remorseful and hopeful for their own situation.

Young boys start to fantasize almost instinctively. After all, the tribe is a place where there are many men and women. If you want to marry a wife, according to Scandinavian tradition, you must have personal wealth that you can take out. To make a name for himself in the battle arena, at least let the clan admit that he is a brave and strong man.

However, there are very few really good men.

For a long time, tribal men who struggled to get wives either waited, or rowed longboats to loot women from other tribes, or left forever.

Lonely ships are difficult to plunder, so many men prefer to leave Roseburg.

Otto's popularity with the clan was even more remarkable, as his actions brought new hope to the entire clan. If only by searching for some rough amber in the thin soil of the mountains, taking this as a dowry to Novgorod on the twice-yearly Sorgon voyage, and marrying a wife in a very peaceful way, why not.

The Ross tribe is a group of smart people. They are good at seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, and accomplishing their goals peacefully and at low cost. Everyone is really happy.

So this winter is no longer normal. In the cold world of ice and snow, in the warm wooden houses, people's hearts are restless.

Boys who can grow into warriors long for a beautiful wife in their hearts, their parents see the hope of a smooth continuation of the family blood, and those who are highly regarded in the tribe, they clearly realize that the tribe will be stronger because of the rapid hope of the people.

When the day came when the ship docked, Rurik had been studying at Villa for a few days and had a preliminary understanding of the rune alphabet.

The training for that group of children cannot be put down. Even if it starts to snow, the training will continue until the snow and ice cover the earth.

The last days of Rurik's waiting were very fulfilling, and he was full of hope for the future, until his father returned safely with those who had taken part in the voyage.

A large number of treasures brought back were quickly distributed, and as the leader, Otto naturally received a very generous share.

Rurik also received a gift from his father - a jar of precious honey.

However, this honey has a bigger effect. Otto rewarded his son with this, and made a clear instruction: "I will use it for him soon, and you are not allowed to eat more before that."

At first Rurik had no idea how useful honey was, and a few days later, on Frigid, it was used.

But these are not things that surprise him as a "child"! Only because of his cousin Arik, he triumphantly brought back a beautiful girl.

A girl from Novgorod entered the big wooden house of the tribal leader, and Rurik, who was only seven years old, sat on the whole animal skin, and his eyes widened to see the girl's handsome face.

After all, Rurik's effective body houses a soul named Liu Li. If you count the seven years in Roseburg, Rurik clearly understands that his mental age is already as high as thirty-seven years old.

He is a child, and his eyes are wide open today. In his conscience, this girl really fits his aesthetic.

what! After all the news has been quickly complied throughout Roseburg!

My father had already gone to the priest's big wooden house as soon as possible, and told the priests and elders what he had experienced in the past forty days, so that after meeting his father at the pier, it was already night, and he was still debriefing! .

The mother heard a lot of news, Rurik stayed in his house, and understood that all the young women who returned with the boat were Novgorodians.

In other words, the woman standing in front of him is the Swig of Novgorod, the purest ancient Slav in this time and space.

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