How Anglo-Saxons Became the Byzantine Emperor’s Bodyguards
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Following the Norman Conquest of 1066, thousands of Anglo-Saxon exiles sailed a fleet of 300 ships to "Miklagard"—Constantinople! Defending the Byzantine capital from sieges, some allegedly settled an elusive colony called "New England" in Crimea. More importantly, hundreds enlisted in the legendary Varangian Guard. Once dominated by Norsemen, by the late 1070s this elite imperial bodyguard unit had become overwhelmingly Anglo-Saxon! #AngloSaxons #ByzantineEmpire #HistoryShorts #VarangianGuard #1066 #MedievalHistory #Constantinople #Normans
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