Rise of Rurik

Almost all Viking tribes have similar wedding ceremonies, and in Ruth tribes, they have their own characteristics in addition to those they have in common.

All thirty couples, before the wedding, have learned the simple vows that need to be said at the ceremony.

They were asked by Villa to kneel on the ground holding hands and one knee, took away the fur coats to keep out the cold, and looked at Aurora in Tianyu with their rather thin and simple images.

The north wind blew on the mountain forest, and the tall pine trees were rustled.

The oil lamps were also shaken by the wind, and these plainly dressed newcomers felt the piercing cold.

According to Villa's explanation, cold is also a test for Odin. A warrior who can enter Valhalla dares to swim in winter!

With their heads held high, they reverently told their oath to the Valkyrie of Tianyu.

Their voices were loud, as if the louder they were, the more courage they could express.

Peravina didn't understand why the Varangians had to come up with so many strange etiquettes, such as their own hometown, worshipping the gods of the mountains of the woods and the fields, which was basically the work of the priests.

Only when welcoming the god of spring and the god of sowing, the people of the manor will wear flower crowns and perform a ritual on the altar to pray for good weather.

It's like tonight, Peravina felt that if she stayed a little longer in this dress, she would freeze!

Do not! His hands and feet were freezing cold.

All the newcomers roared their vows, and after the ceremony, the most crucial "sword gift ceremony" officially began.

Almost all of the above vows are for this moment.

Priest Veria, leaning on crutches, ordered: "You all stand up, the Valkyrie has already sent down the oracle, and you can proceed to the next item."

It is believed that the most senior priests can communicate with the Valkyries.

The newcomers and all the onlookers stood up, and all the torches were held high.

"Boys! You've passed the bar mitzvah, now it's your wedding! Now, get down on one knee in front of your new wife and pass the sword you inherited from your ancestors into her hand!"

Rurik, who had already stood up, couldn't care about the pain in his legs, and he saw his cousin kneel down again.

Now the scene he saw became quite familiar.

"It's really funny. It's funny if you put on a wedding ring to your wife on your knees. They're actually handing your wife a sword."

Rurik continued to observe, he understood that there was a lot to say here.

Peravina, who was standing, saw her husband's smiling face.

In her life, no one has ever knelt down to herself, only she has knelt down to other honorable people.

Have I become a noble person?

She didn't have time to think about it, she stretched out her hands and took up her husband's heavy sword.

Vilia looked around and saw that all the women were already carrying sharp swords.

"Now, hold your swords high and show them to the Valkyrie!"

They raised their swords obediently, and Veria instantly took the next oath.

One by one they repeated the words of Villa.

"Odin, Brunhilde, Valhalla witnesses! I am the woman of the Rus, the wife of the warrior, I hold the sword of the warrior, and I will give birth to new warriors, and I will hand over the sword myself in the hands of the next generation."

The meaning is this, because they are all Novgorodians, they are the best at speaking ancient Slavic, and only understand part of the meaning of the entire Norse oath.

Nor can they be expected to speak the Norse retellings well, and frankly, their retellings are terrible.

Villa's wrinkled face hid her discomfort, but they had made their vows and showed their swords to God.

She continued to order: "Now, put the sword on the ground!"

"Woman! Take off your necklace and hang it around your husband's neck!

man! Take off your necklace and hang it around your wife's neck! "

If the marriage of the Ross tribe has any local characteristics,

This exchange necklace is what it is.

In many tribes, the gift of swords is also a ceremony in which a wife presents her husband with a short sword.

The Ross tribe deleted this item and replaced it with a necklace to show that "the lover's token is always on his body".

The female residents of Novgorod have the habit of wearing necklaces, and they are all naturally beautiful. The Rus tribe especially likes necklaces of amber and shells, and the women of Novgorod like turquoise.

Turquoise, it is not a gem of great value, and its texture is not very hard. It is better than its bright color.

Priest Veria kept saying that the so-called husband's gift is the wife's wealth from now on, and vice versa.

Because of Peravina's excitement, she has forgotten the cold!

She knew very well the value of the heavy amber on her neck that was polished into smooth balls.

To be honest, compared to the betrothal gifts that the clan leaders gave to their biological parents, they were only four pieces of unpolished amber, but on the new necklace I got, there were as many as ten pieces!

Through this gift, Peravina completely trusts her husband's trust and admiration for her. Similarly, because of this string of amber, she also feels that her status has made a huge leap.

In fact, for Arik, he wears his wife's necklace around his neck, and his inner excitement cannot be described in words.

Reciprocal necklaces are gifts to each other, just to let both parties remember each other.

Next up is the equally important and final project - a drink.

Delicious wine, any nation that can make wine needs hard work to get this deliciousness, and has been waiting for a long time.

It is always the spice of all kinds of lively occasions, and it is perfect for important events such as weddings.

Quite a few ethnic groups have a tradition of drinking wine, and the same is true of the Rus.

They use bought wheat to ferment into lees, and add some sun-dried petals to enhance the aroma. Finally, the low-strength cloudy raw beer is poured into a wooden wine glass, and a little precious honey is blended, and the mead that the Ross tribe loves is completed.

Arik and Peravina, and even some newcomers, under the instigation of all the onlookers, they all took out their wine glasses. The newlyweds looked at each other and drank the wine.

So far, there are no complicated projects, only people's carnival is left.

Aurora is still shining in the sky. In Roseburg in the fjord, people forgot their sleepiness. Taking advantage of the festive mood tonight, each small family did not hesitate to take out their own wine barrels and drink freely.

Originally, a considerable amount of wine was to be used in the days of complete darkness, the short and pure polar nights that Rosberg would encounter, and enjoyed at that time.

Because it was Hanukkah for the Ross tribe!

I am afraid that today's event is more important to them than Hanukkah, and it needs more wine and barbecued meat sprinkled with sea salt to enhance the joy.

Ordinary residents basically know nothing about the calendar, only the priest Veria has the relevant knowledge, and the most important thing is that she understands the Jesus calendar, that is, those people in the southern part of the Danish control area, and people in more distant countries. A way of dating. In fact, this calendar is the later Gregorian calendar, the world Gregorian calendar.

It was the birthday of another group of people, their Apostle of God, and that was the beginning of it all. Vilia is very aware of current affairs. The priest group knows people in the far south, and their calendars can also be applied to the Rus tribe in the far north. Good things are naturally used.

Before migrating to Roseburg, the ancient priests of the Ross tribe had encountered Roman black-robed people who worked tirelessly to spread their faith in the north. The Ross tribe still believes in Odin until now. They did not embarrass the black-robed people, but obtained certain knowledge from the black-robed people through trade.

For example, those people in black robes came up with a system of chronology, even accurate to every day. A group of priests who knew its significance immediately learned it, and then in the eyes of the general public of the tribe, the priests simply "acquired the knowledge of Valhalla", because they can always accurately predict climate changes.

Most importantly, the priests predicted the timing of Hanukkah with extraordinary precision, and they have never made a mistake for decades!

On the night of today's big wedding, when the moon left the middle of the sky, it was already November 7, 828.