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Forum: The Books
08-14-2017, 06:47 PM
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Zigūr
Yep. I think virtually everything we know about...
Yep. I think virtually everything we know about the Variags is: 1. They lived in Khand. 2. They were Men. 3. They were allies of the Wainriders, and that's assuming the "Men of Khand" of the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-14-2017, 09:42 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 16,503
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Zigūr
That's a good find. I suppose that adds more fuel...
That's a good find. I suppose that adds more fuel to the fire about what implications, if any, the choice of the word "Variag" has. Nonetheless it doesn't explain the recurring linking of the... |
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Forum: The Books
08-14-2017, 02:16 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 16,503
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Zigūr
If you'll permit me to raise a point here...
If you'll permit me to raise a point here Morthoron, there's no evidence I can see that the Variags of Khand fought with axes. Of the scant times they or their land is mentioned, axes are never... |
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Forum: The Books
03-06-2017, 09:41 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 16,503
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Zigūr
I suppose it's worth bearing in mind that...
I suppose it's worth bearing in mind that "variag" seems to be a word in the tongue of Khand in the same way that the Men of Rohan "speak Old English" or the Men of Dale "speak Old Norse", which is... |
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Forum: The Books
03-01-2017, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 16,503
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Zigūr
I suppose the response to this would be what the...
I suppose the response to this would be what the article points out - that the word "varangian" and its relatives (such as "variag") does not necessarily refer to the Varangian guard: Thus the use... |
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Forum: The Books
02-16-2017, 10:37 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 16,503
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Zigūr
That's interesting; the very reason I discovered...
That's interesting; the very reason I discovered this article was because I was looking for information on the word "Variag" after daydreaming about what a book-accurate "Midde-earth" tabletop game... |
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Forum: The Books
02-14-2017, 08:52 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 16,503
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Zigūr
I hope I haven't seemed too boorish for living up...
I hope I haven't seemed too boorish for living up to that stereotype! I think your insight probably tells us something very definitive that might otherwise be lost on a primarily English-speaking... |
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Forum: The Books
02-12-2017, 09:58 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 16,503
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Zigūr
Interesting article about Variags
Hello everyone, Has anyone read this 2010 blog post discussing the implications of the use of the word "Variag" to refer to the people of Khand?... |
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