Rise of Rurik

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Winter reaches its coldest extremity, and the territory of the Duchy of Ross is immersed in thick snow.

The fleet moored at the mouth of the Neva River looks like an ice sculpture, and a lot of frost is attached to the towering mast. Wooden hulled boats are resistant to frost, but all sails are unloaded and stored in warm, dry houses.

The weapons of each ship, especially the torsion slingshot, were removed, and they were replaced with new hemp rope, baleen and deer tendons, and oiled and maintained to maintain combat effectiveness.

The whole world is quiet, only the Ross hunters are still cruising in the forest and snow.

They continued to hunt with crossbows with unprecedented efficiency, in order to capture a large number of squirrels and minks to obtain leather and then make a fortune in the market. As for whether they will face the dilemma of extremely low leather prices, no one can predict. At least, get a lot of leather and entrust professional craftsmen to process it, so that you and your family can get warm leather clothes.

After emigration, the Rosborne people plundered squirrel skins in the woodlands on the west bank of the frozen Lake Toga and around Lake Ilmen.

A large group of Melalen immigrants who settled in the homeland of Roseburg rushed to the north to Elronborg and then went further north to hunt polar bears, and even rushed to the Murmansk settlement to hunt elephant seals with big teeth.

The people of Narvik Port continued to cook salt, and then formed a sleigh team to sell salt along the frozen river to Roseburg, where they traded iron with the local blacksmiths' guild.

Another leather trade route is also hot this winter. The trade route runs through the entire eastern land (Finland), from Rosberg, to the city of Cowenstad (the mouth of the Oulu River) in the Principality of Ros, and then to southern Finland. The territory of the Suomis (County of Finland), arrived at the coastal city of Herminki on the Gulf of Finland, and finally arrived at Novi Rosberg on the Neva.

Ice and snow provide a panacea, and reindeer sleighs are the best means of transportation in winter.

If the journey is simply over, a sleigh driver from Narvik Port can rush to Novi Rosberg in at least a month, which is already a miracle of mobility. It is still too high compared to the cost of ocean transportation.

No sled team would travel long distances in the world of ice and snow if it wasn't necessary.

As a result, New Roseburg almost cut off contact with the group of hunters in Bear Festival Town, even though they were separated from each other by a frozen Ladoga Lake.

In the autumn of 834, the army of the Principality of Rus was led by the prince, Rurik, and personally attacked the Karelian forces in the north of the lake. Through frenzied killing, the northern bully was crippled in one fell swoop.

If the number of people is large, they can dominate. In the past, the Karelians could indeed step on the Suomi and Tavastians. However, the Principality of Rus has a larger population, more sophisticated weapons, and a single soldier’s combat effectiveness.

Maybe the Principality really broke their spines?

Originally, Rurik and many elites did not believe that a single battle could destroy a force, and no one admitted that it was a victorious crusade. The Karelians fled away like cowards, and the Rus people came to the conclusion that the enemy's confession was only temporary, and they would make a comeback.

Bear Festival had to strengthen the settlement's defenses, and when the warm season of 835 arrived, the construction of the settlement's fortification entered the fast lane.

The wooden walls should be thickened, the walls should be double-layered, and soil should be piled up at the base for compaction. To excavate the annular trench, a winch suspension bridge system is to be established. To build two gates, and control the lowering of the wooden gates with winches.

One faces the forested plain in the north, and the other faces the marina and Ladoga Lake in the south.

There are only more than sixty old guys and a dozen old women who are really willing to settle here for a long time. They were fishermen in summer and hunters in winter. As for their sons and grandsons, they were all thrown to Roseburg.

During the warm period, the number of people settled here was the least. It was during this period when Xiongji Town was the weakest, and it was easy to be attacked by the Karelians.

The fortification of the settlement has been completed. Although there are not many people left behind, everyone is not afraid, not to mention that the hunters who entered the forest have explored a large area.

For the past six months, there have been no other human beings at all except for the wandering small herds of deer, bears, and wolves. Sometimes there will be a black bear standing up and rubbing against the tree to relieve the itch and put on a human appearance, but the result is only the hunter's crossbow shooting.

The Karelians seemed to have evaporated from the world. Rurik was worried that this group of people would launch a large-scale counterattack during the warm period, so he specially ordered Jianyong of the first flag team to prepare for battle, but nothing happened.

The enemy has given up their living space, and the Russ can freely plunder the resources around Lake Ladoga!

It was now the autumn of 835, and Rurik was so busy with other business that he had forgotten that the settlement existed.

He is really a noble and forgets things...

The ruling core of the Principality of Rus has been relocated, and the people will fully accept agricultural life. Even in winter, the development of various settlements will continue.

The Lake Ilmen area is indeed warmer than the hometown. The time is December in the Julian calendar, and the lowest temperature at night will occasionally reach -10°C. The weather has been pretty good in recent days. In the afternoon, people can obviously feel that the air is not cold. The fact that the water kept outdoors does not freeze in the afternoon is proof of its warmth.

As the winter solstice is approaching, a grand ceremony is being prepared in the eager anticipation of people.

The prince gave orders to build two wooden towers in Novgorod and Novgorod, until the winter solstice the wooden towers will be set on fire.

The largest wooden tower will stand on the sandbar at the mouth of the Neva River, that is, the island of Vasily. As for the current era, it is only affectionately called "the sandbar".

The sandbar is the closest place to the frozen sea. Since the Principality has made the erection of fire towers a traditional winter project over the years, it should be built at the place closest to the sea.

The real Great Temple is built inside the city, and an empty area has been reserved in the northeast of Harvest Square for the construction of the temple. The principality has an ambitious plan to build a temple, and the general public also needs a clear psychological destination. More importantly, both men and women, as long as they are qualified laborers, will be hired, and anyone can participate in the construction of this national wonder. Get a piece of the pie.

The snow in a large area has been cleaned up, a group of laborers have dug a neat and orderly pit, and the work of inserting the thick fir trees is going on slowly. The base point for stacking stones. Another group of people is rationally handling the stone pier, pulling it to the sky with ropes, making it hit the ground hard, and persistently tamping the relatively soft soil on the Neva River to make it hard.

Even if the entire Gulf of Finland freezes, there is still a long distance from the mouth of the Neva to the granite-producing island of Gogrand. The stones that have been put into use in New Roseburg come from there. Although the organization of the sled team can transport the stones, the transportation cost is nonsense and Rurik directly gave up.

In fact, the general public has a high degree of acceptance of the building materials of the temple, and no one thinks that it is impossible to build a house without stone.

Rurik was not. He boasted that Haikou was going to build a temple made of pure stone, and he even had to put a layer of glaze on the outer shell of the building.

Of course, this will cost a lot of money and food. It does have a strong boost to the authority of the prince's rule, and even enhances the sense of glory of the entire Rus Principality. It is also based on this temple to integrate Viking and Slavic beliefs.

The construction of the fire tower is a purely Slavic ritual, which is now carried forward in the hands of the Rus.

Some people say that the higher the tower is built, the closer it is to Asgard, and the brighter the fire burns, the more it can be seen by the gods.

Last year, the fire tower in Novgorod illuminated the small world of the Ilmenslavs, and now the larger tower stands on the banks of the Neva River.

Otto's beard and body are decaying, even if he is as old as he is, because of the new year in his heart, he must go to the newest altar of the Rus to participate in the Winter Priest.

As many as 3,000 Rus, men, women and children, rode a large number of reindeer sleighs, formed a mighty procession and left their homes in Novgorod and Mstisk in early December, in the frozen Volho. The Fu River advanced and successfully reached the capital of the principality before the festival.

It was no surprise that they arrived at Rurik, and he teased his daughter and son, as his wives and concubines embraced each other.

As the festival approached, a meeting to prepare for the festival was held in the "Winter Palace".

There are no twists and turns, everything is the same as in the hometown.

Then came the 28th of December of the Julian calendar, the date of the winter solstice was absolutely correct, and the vast majority of people who experienced the first Hanukkah in the New World for the first time noticed that there was no "completely dark day" here. The sun will hang in the sky, and not one of it will set, for reasons that many people do not understand, just as they do not understand why the winter and summer solstices in their hometowns have a full day of light or darkness.

At least Rurik's wives and concubines, as well as the majority of children who were supported by the prince, knew the truth.

Some of the children's parents also accepted the reason for the prince's name, but they felt even more puzzled when they felt that the prince was full of wisdom. Is our Misgard (the human world) really a big ball?

Why do ordinary people need to know too much, everyone just needs to support the prince.

Finally, even the winter hunters in Bear Ritual, far from Roseburg, crossed the entire glacial lake and withdrew to join the High Priest.

The number of people gathered in the city of New Rose Fort has actually exceeded 10,000 people. It is purely because some Suomi hunters have come to New Rose Fort to take advantage of the opportunity to sell the leather they have recently caught. There are a lot of them. , resulting in a large number of temporary wooden sheds in the open space outside the city, and even a bonfire array that is as dense as stars at night.

Rurik would look at his city from a high place, he was full of emotion, he would pull Rumia, let her take a good look at this ever-great royal city, and then entrusted with enthusiasm: "Such prosperity is to witness greatness. The ceremony. Only you can preside over this ceremony."

The wooden tower made of pine and fir gradually became outrageous. It seemed that it had been piled up to twenty meters high?

Obviously this is a fact. The center of the so-called wooden tower is a cedar tree that was cut down by the root. It was carried by more than 50 strong men. The shipbuilders used the technique of erecting the mast of a ship to make this wooden pole in the pit. . A large amount of firewood was piled up around the pillar, and almost every member of the public who watched the lively cut some branches and threw them at the tower.

Before the sacrifices began, the markets of New Roseburg were bustling with trade due to an unprecedented population.

So some bad things were discovered.

There was always someone trying to steal for a profit, and as many as ten were arrested, eight of them Suomi. Even if Yevro brought his beloved wife and infant son to meet the prince during the sacrificial activities, Rurik would not forgive the thief because of his face.

Many clamored to chop off the hands of the thieves, and eventually ten thieves became lumberjacks according to the "rules". They don't want to appreciate the pomp of the fire tower, and they can't be free until a hundred pine trees are cut down.

finally! Festival!

The winter solstice is today, and Rurik's "immediate effect" operation can determine that today is the day with the shortest sun shadow, which is exactly in line with the time calculated by Rumia.

The whole of New Roseburg was in joy, and according to Viking tradition, the Rothborn and other Viking tribesmen drank ale and kvass. The sun is still hanging in the sky, and a large number of bonfire stalls have been set up. There are barbecue stalls everywhere in the city, and the air is filled with a strong and greedy roasted meat.

Rabbits, squirrels, chickens, minks, deer, fish, foxes, domestic game animals are all on the grill menu. The meat is skewered on wooden sticks, and then served with onions and sliced ​​carrots, making it a new barbecue experience.

The Viking tradition of Hanukkah is about indulgence. Although the Slavs are conservative, they also join the carnival.

It can be said that the Slavic and Suomi people who settled here will voluntarily avoid some of the crazy actions of the Rus people. Pure Ross men and women will hug each other in public because of their excitement, and people will connect with each other in the roar of everyone. This is an ancient fertility worship, and there is a saying that the so-called gods bless Hanukkah, so the children born due to the joy of this day should not die in confusion.

The joy reaches its peak in the evening, and the sacrificial ceremony is now!

A stone boat altar is temporarily built on the sandbar, which is to the right of the wooden pagoda.

Still a traditional drama, Rumia and her sisters endured the cold, and they sang carols in plain clothes. Why to set off the atmosphere, Noren and the band she cultivated also joined it. The bone flute and skin drum ensemble played melodious and ethereal music, which further set off the sanctity of the sacrifice.

God must be watching from on high. look carefully! That's a light green streamer! It's Sperosville, it's the parade of the Valkyries!

Ten thousand people participated in the provincial capital, and dense crowds gathered on the sandbar.

The seven-barrel statue stood in the altar, and there were as many as ten sturdy stags as sacrifices, which were beheaded by Rurik with a sword in front of the statue, and the whole altar was soaked with deer blood.

Deer livers were cut out one by one, and the drum sound became extremely dense at this moment.

Rumia examined all the livers and placed them on a bronze plate one by one.

Wearing a helmet with antlers, she raised the ancestral scepter of the priest of Ross and looked up at the sky. She twitched for a while, and suddenly Zhengguo turned to face the people: "Let's light the fire tower! Let the gods see our glory!"

People like to see the complexity of the ceremony, but no, Rurik even has to come up with some tricks for the lighting ceremony of the fire tower.

Otto was no longer a spectator, he held a burning torch in his hand, and at least he had no problem holding it.

The same is true for Rurik, the two generations of dukes of the Duchy of Ross will work together to light the wooden tower.

Just in the spotlight, the wooden pagoda first billowed with thick smoke. Although the smoke was choking, no one wanted to leave.

People were scrambling to pay attention to the handsome man with the flowing ponytail in the dim starlight and moonlight, watching the branches at his feet start to burn first.

The fire started to burn, and people's eyes began to have beating flames.

Everyone stood up straight and watched silently, and even the children didn't cry mischievously.

It is because they mastered the power of flames, monkeys became humans, people worship fire deep in their souls, and even people who see flames have an instinctive sense of security in their hearts, as well as a kind of firewood to make it burn more vigorously. desire.

The flames of the fire tower became more and more outrageous, and finally became a little sun in winter.

Even the altar is no longer a place for people, and even the standing statues have been baked into frying pans.

People's faces were roasted hot, and even so, everyone just stepped back, always surrounding the fire tower and reluctant to leave.

The Rus and other Vikings just looked at it, thanked the gods for the warmth, and silently prayed for prosperity and peace in the coming year.

I don't know who snorted, that person must be a Slav.

"What are you still doing? Dance!"

Originally, there were no native priests singing a lot of odes to the Slavic fire god Peron in the sacrifice activities of the Slavs, not to mention that the Slavic priests had been dismissed by Rurik and turned into servants serving Odin.

The fire god Peron was absorbed into the mythology system by Rurik, and was already a member of the Norse gods and was described as one of the Asgardian gods. In the same way, some Finnish tribal gods were also absorbed. Anyway, the legendary Asgard is full of gods, and a thousand gods can be justified there.

The Slavs couldn't suppress their desire to dance around the fire tower, and their enthusiasm infected everyone. Around the fire tower, everyone was holding hands in five concentric circles.

Rurik joined in the joy, the priestly wives and concubines all danced, and Noren stepped up to play a cheerful tune to further enhance the atmosphere.

Perhaps, only John Ingvar and those Catholics in New Roseburg did not take part in the carnival.

They didn't even go out of the city, they were in a separate wooden house for Christmas Mass.

Everyone is celebrating in their own way the grand festival of the winter solstice, which is Hanukkah and Christmas.

The happy days are over, the fire tower is still burning, the people who have been happy all night forget their tiredness, they see the sun of a new day!

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