Varangian

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The '''Varangians''' were guards stationed in [[Constantinople]] and [[Cappadocia]]. They were the [[Byzantines|Byzantine]] equivalent of [[Italy|Italian]] [[Seekers]], and fought with [[Long weapons|halberds and spears]]. They also wielded [[Firearms|pistols]] once disarmed in combat or when the [[Assassins|Assassin]] [[Ezio Auditore da Firenze|Ezio Auditore]] fled to an inaccessible position.

==Trivia==
*Historically, the Varangians hailed from Scandinavia, parts of Medieval Russia and after 1066, from England as well. From the 9th to 14th century, they served as the personal guard of the Byzantine Emperor, functioning similarly to the [[Janissaries]], who were the personal guard of the Ottoman Sultan.
*Historically, the Varangians wielded two handed Danish Axes, making them more akin to Brutes than Seekers
*In the artbook of ''[[Assassin's Creed: Revelations]]'', concept art of the Varangians show that they were supposed to wield one handed swords. Also, they are labeled as ''"Paranoid"''.
*Looting or stealing from Varangians will give Ezio [[Smoke Screen Bomb]]s or [[Smoke Decoy Bombs]] should his tactical or diversionary pouches be empty.
*Varangians normally could not be countered, with any weapon, though a hook-and-throw-counter was possible

==Gallery==
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The Varangians art.jpg|Artwork.
662 large.jpg|Varangian model.
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