The Varangian Guard

Axebearing Norse and Anglo-Saxon bodyguards of the basileus — the emperor’s elite, stationed where the fire was kept.

Playlist by @greek_fire_explained

6 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. Units of History - The Varangian Guard DOCUMENTARY — Invicta
2. Varangian Guard: Dark Age Byzantium's Special Forces | Ancient Black Ops — Chronicle - Medieval History Documentaries
3. Byzantine Army: Armenians, Georgians, Turks, Catalans, Slavs DOCUMENTARY — Kings and Generals
4. True Size of a Byzantine Army [c. 900 AD] 3D DOCUMENTARY — Invicta
5. Shock and Awe Tactics of the Byzantine Court DOCUMENTARY — Invicta
6. Engineering an Empire - E13 The Byzantines — THE History Channel