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== Term Variag ==

" are derived from Old Norse væringi, originally a compound of vár 'pledge' or 'faith', and gengi 'companion', thus meaning 'sworn companion', 'confederate'"

This is also discussioned. In old russian language there are many words, which are sound very near (veriazhiti, varezhka) with common sense "spoil, enemy" or "to prevent".
The word "væringi" was described in sagas only in 11th century.

There is good description of variag question in russian wiki.

] (]) 18:20, 26 March 2017 (UTC)Yaromir

== It was the Rurik Dynasty that ruled Kievan Rus', not the Varangians ==

It was the Rurik Dynasty of Varangian descent that ruled, not the "Varangians",

Sviatopolk I of Kiev's mother was a greek nun, and his father was Vladimir the Great of varangian extract.
Starting from Sviatopolk I of Kiev, the purity of "varangian" blood was already diluted, so saying "varangians" ruled Kievan Rus' is much less accurate than saying "ruled by Rurik's descendants", which the article does state in the entry, rendering the earlier mention that "varangians ruled Kievan Rus'" unnecessary and invalid. Saying that Ruriks ruled Kievan Rus' also leads to lesser confusion with new readers, who aren't familiar well with the Kievan history yet, as they might not know right away that Rurik dynasty were of varangian descent and that is what is meant behind the phrase "varangians ruled Kievan Rus". Another point why it's best not to say the latter phrase, is that there were ordinary folk of varangian descent who diffused with other local Slavic people, so the use of plural "varangians" is best to be avoided. ] (]) 04:56, 15 June 2018 (UTC)
* I am agree. "Varangians" are the name of a nation, so without clarification it looks as if one nation rules another, which is incorrect in the case of Kievan Rus. "Rurik Dynasty of Varangians" seems a good clarification for me.--] (]) 07:16, 18 June 2018 (UTC)
::Thanks! Glad, the obvious is apparent here. Unfortunately, when I first the entry, my edit got reverted], hopefully whoever reverted won't do it again, otherwise I'd have to put this issue up on the admin's noticeboard. ] (]) 02:38, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
:::An account created only to help you here, with no other edits of any kind. Credible? Umm, no. - '''Tom''' | ] ] 10:35, 22 June 2018 (UTC)
:::: ].--] (]) 21:20, 22 June 2018 (UTC)

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