Rise of Rurik

An old era came to an end with Villia reduced to ashes, and on the ruins of the black altar, a brand new temple was being built.

Once, the Rus people did not have this awareness. An old stone boat altar is enough, should we build more?

They did not even erect statues for the gods they believed in, nor did they have special temples dedicated to them.

It was not until the Rus army who attacked Gotland saw the temple of Visby and the bronze statues in the temple.

Rurik wants to build a temple to worship the gods, and everyone is very welcome psychologically. In reality, the cost of building the temple is paid by Rurik. Anyone who has the strength can sign up to become a builder. Get money and food.

The old longhouse was demolished, leaving a batch of wooden beams, except for the thickest one to be used as the keel of the ship, other wooden beams can be used as building materials for the temple.

Those old lower priests were buried with the high priest, marking the complete disintegration of the old priesthood. Rurik no longer worries about those priests interfering with his power, and now he has full control of Ruth's theocracy.

Therefore, those gods should be enshrined according to his will.

The construction of the temple was only a part of the great construction project. Rurik decided to build a new batch of wooden houses, and asked for land from the surrounding mounds and pine forests and included them within the city limits.

This kind of work is by no means exhausting the people and hurting the wealth. The lost wealth is Rurik's own, and the people will get a lot of job opportunities in the winter when there is already a lack of work.

Large sums of gold and silver are a strong driving force for economic activity, and Rurik began to implement a careful plan. According to his own ideas, he was gradually developing Roseburg into a walled coastal city, making the suffix "brug" a noun. A real fortress.

Men, women and children all act.

Roseburg in the fjord is originally a narrow area. If the surrounding forests are cut down on a large scale, a lot of land can be opened up.

Rurik never imagined that the northern mother city would be developed into a densely populated city, and a long population of up to 10,000 would be enough. The population of Rus is bound to increase, and the new population must actively fill in other settlements, especially the new Rosburg at the mouth of the Neva River.

Relocating the core of the Rus to Fort Novi Rosberg in the east was Rurik's final plan. However, even if the core area is moved, it does not mean that the old Roseburg will be abandoned and declined.

Strong men carry axes, children carry double saws. They're destroying the forest at breakneck speed, and the fiery build-up atmosphere takes away the cold of the snow.

The wooden wall surrounding Roseburg is under construction. They excavated large pits to bury thick logs, and used this as a node to gradually assemble the wooden wall.

Although the location of Fort Ross is too remote, the possibility of encountering an enemy attack is extremely low, coupled with the increasingly powerful Ross naval power, it may not need a wall in exchange for the security needs of the people.

Just be cautious! In a world full of battles, it's not wrong to be cautious.

Rurik not only ordered a wooden wall, but its foundations needed to be reinforced with stones. Scaffolding for people to walk around on the wooden walls? And at intervals? A tower is to be built.

The wooden wall was to completely enclose Roseburg, for which the wall would have to be divided from the port. In this way? All the businessmen who live on the seashore? Especially the mansion of the Gould family will be separated by this wall.

then what should we do?

Gould is very open to it? After all, Lord Rurik's decision was to transform Roseburg into a strong fortress.

He knows very well about the army breaking through Visby, which is obviously a huge trading city? After the defeat in World War I? If the remaining Visbys can stand by the wall, the attack of the Rus army will take a lot of twists and turns, but unfortunately Those people did not have walls, and the invasion of the Ross army was easy.

He also learned about the war last year? The fact that the Swedish coalition forces suffered heavy losses in the face of the high wall of Borgholm? Without the excellent siege weapons of the Rus army, the coalition forces would almost be able to break the city.

Following the boom in construction and a batch of new land being opened up from the vanished forest, the Gould family did not hesitate to build their own new mansion out of their own pockets!

Now he has huge financial resources? Roseburg has a large number of labor to be hired, and it is not difficult to build a new mansion.

Time enters March? Nearly twenty days have passed since the funeral of Villa.

The weather is getting warmer every day, although there has been a cold rain during this period? Even if the rain freezes when it touches the ground, it cannot quench people's enthusiasm.

The freezing rain was followed by another small snowfall? The low temperature dropped badly? People were putting on hold construction work.

Is the temperature getting warmer now? Although the daytime temperature remains at freezing point, this is not cold for everyone in the deep northern Europe.

The western mound where Rurik once used to train young warriors, where every tree in the pine forest was dug up by its roots, became a key construction site.

A batch of fence-like buildings with tall wooden stakes are under construction, and they will be a granary building with one. Wheat grains can continue to be eaten for three years in a dry environment, but when water is encountered, it will only take a short time to spoil or germinate. It is quite normal to build granaries on natural high ground, not only that, but Rurik will also build a large warehouse here to store money and other goods.

Soon, the mound where the soldiers were trained before will become a heavily guarded forbidden area.

It was also at the mound that a real palace began to lay its foundations.

But in this era, even the construction of wooden buildings takes a long time.

The architectural style of the Rus has also changed, and the biggest change is the three-dimensional housing. In particular, Rurik expected that his palace would have a foundation made of rock, with a lot of wood piled on top of the rock. The palace will be an unprecedented three-storey building. The so-called first floor is a huge living room, the second floor is also a specific dining room and bedroom, and the third floor is very special. It is the available space under the gabled roof. , which naturally becomes a place to place clutter.

The palace was planned like this, and a large number of new buildings used a new type of material as never before, when wood and stone were used on a large scale.

cement! The sacred invention of the construction industry, the architectural treasure of the Romans, Rurik easily reproduced in Roseburg.

After all, cement is not a very delicate construction adhesive, once it is recognized, mass production is possible.

All the materials for making ordinary cement exist in the mountains near Roseburg!

The slag after iron smelting, the powder made from iron ore, the lime that has been burned by the fire, and the key river sand. Rurik sent those blacksmith apprentices, and soon collected a lot from the mountains and around the frozen upstream streams. The Kravassen and his son had more important work. These very young blacksmith apprentices, under the leadership of the same young Kamne, under the guidance of Rurik himself, from mining materials to making usable cement, only used seven days.

Because of these children, Rurik is indeed the son of God in their eyes, and they claim to have learned the essence of the world through the "abbreviated periodic table of elements" engraved on the wooden board, and the successful configuration of cement becomes " Another testament to the rationality of the "Short Table".

However, the successful configuration of the cement did not cause much disturbance. The Ross tribe is different from other tribes. The tribes have seen a large number of new things every year. Wings fly in the sky, it's no surprise.

The so-called seaside temple, it is in the package of the wooden wall, of course, this section of the wooden wall is very close to the sea.

The best building materials must be given priority to supply the temple, and it must be the most sacred building in Roseburg.

Ross's young boys and girls piled large and small stones on the reindeer sleigh. Big stones need to be picked up by a strong man, and small stones are only the size of a fist. Among the stones are limestone, iron ore, copper ore, and most of them are ordinary granite.

Still under Rurik's order, after Lumia personally performed a small sacrifice on the stone boat altar of the Russ, the stones were all demolished and turned into the core of the foundation of the new temple.

The stones of the old stone boat altar were piled up into a square outer guo, and a large number of small stones were piled up in the center. Then the evenly mixed cement penetrated into the gap, and the construction workers used wooden tools to push out a platform that satisfied Rurik.

After three full days, the foundation platform finally solidified, and the cold climate did not seem to affect the slow chemical reaction inside it. After all, the cement merged with a large number of stones and turned into a huge square floor!

The Rus did not worship the giant statues of their gods. Of course, many people make small wood carvings themselves and see them as a god to worship for blessings. What is the meaning of such worship? The statues of gods in their hands are not only small, but also rudimentary.

The Principality of Rus is already quite large, and the Rus people as the core must unite their thoughts.

Rurik did not hesitate to make a fuss about the worship of the gods. It was not enough to just verbally declare that he had the highest theocracy of the entire tribe. in the temple. In a sense, the temple built by Rurik was not fundamentally different from that of the Buddhist temple, except that the Buddha and the true monarch became Norse gods such as Odin.

It has to be said that anyone who kneels down to worship such a huge statue of a god will feel solemn, and the more they will hint in their hearts that what they are praying for will definitely be blessed by the gods.

Now the question comes again, which gods should be worshipped by the Rus?

Rurik noticed that the main deities of the Meralen, Yermalen, Uppsala, and other tribes were not unified. It is true that everyone believes that Odin is the greatest god, but there are various interpretations of it.

This is the case in Sweden's sphere of influence. Rurik learned from the old Eric family in Denmark, his sister-in-law Aslaki, and the Saxons in Borgholm that he knew before, and learned that these people have too different attitudes towards gods.

In other words, from the Arctic Ocean to the southernmost Schleswig, the people in these Viking-controlled areas, everyone only reached a consensus on the issue of "Odin is the supreme god", and the interpretations of other gods are varied...

The Nordic mythology system is not unified at all in the current era! Rurik made a very clear judgment.

Since this was the case, Rurik, who had mastered the planks of those ancient events, appointed certain gods.

Odin, the king of the gods, bestowed the destiny of the Rus people to rise, and gave the Rus people invincibility in battle, and should be worshipped by everyone first.

Frigga, the wife of Odin, married the god of the family and protected the family of the Rus.

Frey, the god of wealth, blesses the life of the Rus people better day by day, and blesses the merchants to make a fortune.

Freya, the god of fertility and health, blesses the growing population and good health of Ross.

Thor, the god of craftsmen, the god of farming, animal husbandry and fishing, bless all the production and construction work of the Rus people.

Sperosvillea, the Valkyrie belonging to the Rus, all the warriors who fought for Rus, his soul will be brought into the Hall of Valor by this god.

The first five gods are generally recognized by the tribe, and Rurik clearly defines the affairs they bless.

Only the last god, Sperosvillea, she is the dead high priest Vilia!

Veria became a god and must be worshipped and worshipped by the Rus for a long time.

Therefore, Kravassen was assigned by Rurik the most crucial job of casting the idol! And this is unintentionally very serious work.

After learning the news, Clavathon didn't want to talk about the fineness of the wonderful performance of the cement, but deeply questioned the casting of six bronze statues at once!

"It's crazy! To cast a huge bronze statue that is almost the same size as a human being, how much copper material does it take? I don't have so many materials in a short time!"

Rurik did not embarrass the senior blacksmith. He did not shout any words of encouragement, but directly pointed out the craftsmanship of making the bronze statue.

The Rus had not learned the art of sculpture from the Greek region, and it was impractical to expect an old guy like Kravassen to make beautiful and large statues. Rurik didn't ask much. He needed six busts with different faces, each of which was not a huge copper ingot.

He asked Clavasson to make special clay clay molds and cast a layer of copper immediately. After all, the "Statue of Independence" is also assembled with a large number of irregular copper skins, and there is a lot of space inside.

The statue requested by Rurik is also the same. The complex copper skin has the facial features, beards and even the lines of the clothes of the gods. He does not require Kravason to cast it too finely, as long as there are some clear facial features on the surface. As for the huge empty space behind the statue, it can be filled with clay afterwards.

Of course, only the statue of the Valkyrie Sperosvillea needs to be cast well, because everyone knows what the old Villar looks like.

He gave Clavason a deadline for the casting to be completed before the vernal equinox.

With the completion of the cement stone abutment of the temple, the construction speed of the building on the platform is very fast.

The entire Roseburg is undergoing the largest construction project ever. As of the eve of the Spring Equinox, a small part of the extremely strong wooden walls have been built, and five standardized grain storage warehouses have been built and filled with grain.

Permanent temple building completed on time!

Its shape is very similar to the old priest's long house, the length has been reduced, but there are novelties everywhere.

There is only one room inside the temple, and there are six statues of different styles in the room!

When the temple was completed, the two huge wooden doors were deliberately opened by Rurik. Facing the thousands of people who had gathered, he shouted in public, "This is the Sanctuary! It's you and Asgard. Tools of communication! Look at these gods! Odin! Frigga! Frey! Freya! Thor! And our Sperosville! Bow down to the gods! For a silver coin, there is always a god Your prayers will be answered!"

The temple was brightly lit. Rumia, the Corvin girl Rumi, and ten Slavic maids in Rurik were all under the command of Rumia and became priestesses who completely obeyed Rurik. Of course, they Another identity is that of wives and concubines. The power of sacrifice was actually firmly controlled by Rurik, and he even "invented" the concept of "incense".

The right to interpret is in Rurik's hands. It is said that if you pay a sum of money as a fund for prayer, the idol will respond in some form.

This had never happened before. Because of Rurik's explanation, all the clansmen realized that they could really link with the gods! Rurik must be the son of God, and with his endorsement, his prayers will surely come to fruition. Of course, Rurik also made restrictions. It is said that every Rus person has only one chance to pray every month, and the funds paid are only one silver coin. It is meaningless to invest more.

The priestesses headed by Rumia, facing the statues that had been plated with gold, silver on the eyes, and lapis lazuli powder on the texture of the clothes, performed a ritual activity, which was the so-called "consecration". . In this way, Rurik announced that these mortal gold and silver gods had a spiritual connection with Asgard.

People live for what? Ordinary men want to be rich, and women want their families and children to be safe. Everyone wants to work smoothly, to be free from disease, to have a happy marriage, and to have a prosperous family. All the long-cherished wishes of people for a better life have been fulfilled by this vote of gods! Of course, Sperosvillea, the Valhalla who was born from the Rus, the gates of the Valhalla Temple have been opened for all Rus warriors.

If you can get the blessing of the gods by paying a silver coin, what are you still doing?

Not to mention, Rurik really turned the temple into a Buddhist temple. He placed a box containing silver coins outside the temple, and put a leather cushion on it, and people paid the silver coins one by one and knelt down and prayed.

The whole prayer scene gradually became hot, and even the merchants with the guests came over.

Guests like Biyonny from Balmerk and the old Eric family from Denmark were not just spectators, but actively joined the army of prayers.

The vernal equinox sacrifice of the Rus people in 832 lasted until late at night in an unusually lively manner. People with silver coins rushed to the temple to kneel, and then walked away contentedly.

No one is questioning this behavior, or that everyone needs a clear God in their hearts. Once every large sacrifice, the Ross tribe would be crowded with people on the stone boat altar. Rurik was aware of people's demands and built the temple.

A small square was built at the temple, and it was absolutely no problem to squeeze three or four thousand people. The future "Temple Square" will also be the only place for public activities, and the vernal equinox sacrifice is a special stress test. The test results were fantastic! Of course, what is even more amazing is that Rurik obtained as many as 4,000 silver coins by very reasonable means, which means that so many people participated in the prayer! He amassed a fortune, and the people also received spiritual comfort.

Seeing everyone's smiling faces after praying, Rurik felt no guilt at all! This is not cheating. The people paid a silver coin and bought spiritual comfort and hope for the future, while Rurik directly recovered a batch of funds to make the finances more stable. Everyone belongs to what they need.

Time has quietly entered into April, and the frozen sea is already showing signs of thawing. Construction in Roseburg has increased dramatically as temperatures have gotten warmer.

The temple began to be guarded by Rurik's elite mercenaries, and the temple became regularly open. The first time it opened in April, a large group of people came to kneel and pray with silver coins. For this reason, Rumia, wearing an antler helmet and holding a wooden staff, stood at the entrance of the temple for a whole day. Of course, in order to reward this woman who worked hard for her, Rurik also squeezed her calf hard that night to ease the pain of standing for a long time. Rurik fulfilled his words, the so-called after the demolition of the high priest's house, whoever Rumia was by Rurik's side every night. After all, from the beginning, the seat on the side of Rurik's bed was reserved for this woman.

Rumia was rubbed and exhaled comfortably, the pain in her legs almost disappeared, and even...

By the time the palace is built, the whole family will move out. Rumia was moved that she was Rurik's first woman, but she was still not a real woman.

"Rurik, why are you still a child, I am ready, but you are still a child."

Rurik knew exactly what the girl meant, and muttered softly at night: "What are you doing in such a hurry? I'm helpless now. I'm waiting for two years!"

"I don't believe it." Rumia, who was lying on her stomach, said angrily, "You are decisive, you are obviously a man. Why don't you try it? I will give you many children. They are hereditary high priests, and they will always end in Ross. "

Rumia's words were full of urgency, and Rurik couldn't make up his mind for a while.

"I……"

"You're a strong bear, I'm a deer, I'm just lying here, hurry up!"

Stimulated by these words, Rurik's heart couldn't help but cheer up. He asked himself, he has a Nordic body, where is the newly grown golden hair on the lips, where is the downy, it is clearly a beard! And there was already hair in that place. Has the power of man awakened, but he was busy with other things and never noticed it? I should have woken up...

In the dark of night, Rurik finally started a great attempt, and Rumia fully cooperated.

Miracle happened! Or this inevitable thing happened ahead of schedule beyond Rurik's self-estimation!

After this night, on the second day of the vernal equinox, the high priest of the Rus received the favor of Rurik, the son of God, and she finally became a woman.

Early in the morning, Rurik looked at the dark red on the sackcloth sheets and at Rumia, who was still sleeping, and couldn't help but sighed, beating his chest: "I am indeed a Nordic! I am a precocious Nordic! Becoming a man! Maybe that's a good thing."