Rise of Rurik - Chapter 660

[Chapter 661]

A shovel was used to dig the pit, a pair of saws sawed through the large cedar tree, and the trunk was processed and then inserted into the pit to become the pillar of the wall.

White Tree Manor turned into the city of Novgorod, and the construction of the city wall entered the fast lane.

Medved served as the governor of Novgorod. He seemed to be in power, but he was constrained in many aspects.

The right to use a large tract of farmland will be handed over to various Varyag immigrants. Although Grand Duke Rurik has determined in the form of law that all people are Rus, Rus is different from Rus.

The real Varyags are the real Rus, and the Rus tribe population is the most noble.

A large-scale immigration operation is ready to go, and a large number of Norse-speaking people will soon appear in this lake area.

Maybe this is a good thing, the intermarriage between Varyags and Slavs has been practiced for many years, I am afraid that many years later…

Medved was too lazy to think about it.

The counterinsurgency war ended in June, and now it is the end of June, and the Slavic summer festival is approaching.

It is a good thing that the war can end at this point in time.

Those who left the estates, when they returned home, they immediately announced the peace promised by the conqueror of Rus.

People’s panic was greatly relieved. When the people knew that they could plunder the wealth of the five manors who followed Vadim’s rebellion, they rushed to launch a carve-up operation.

After all, they were all neighbors living in the Lake District. They rushed and forced women who had lost their husbands and sons to join their estates.

All of a sudden, those manors were tossed like chickens and dogs, and within three days, the manors were demolished, including the houses because the wooden beams were coveted.

The once bustling farms became quiet as if they had experienced war. They were abandoned, and only a few people fled aimlessly with a small amount of belongings.

Although it is not the autumn harvest, the faces of the people in each manor are filled with the joy of harvest.

The situation after the war was so wonderful, but those who did not follow Vadim to overthrow Rose’s manor got material rewards.

Of course, White Tree Manor benefited the most, and the number of acres owned by Calf and Fisherman Manor directly doubled.

The manors are busy organizing their own summer festivals, and they will perform traditional rituals on the summer solstice to pray for a good harvest this year.

Their time is very rushed, and this year’s summer festival will not be grand.

In fact, just outside the wall under construction in Novgorod, on the banks of the Volkhov River, a group of fir, pine and flowers sawn to approximately the same size are being quickly stacked into wooden towers.

The wooden tower will be turned into a torch. The people of Rus, Balmerks, Ostara, Melaren, Kovin, and Slavs, the biggest commonality of all the people who make up the Rus army is to worship flames.

Fire is a symbol of Odin’s power, the fire god of the Finnish tribes, and the incarnation of the Slavic god King Peron.

People will sing and dance in front of the fire tower, throw sacrifices to the fire tower, and complete various ceremonies.

The Pine Needle Manor was turned into powder, and the White Tree Manor on the banks of the Volkhov River became the new core of the Ilmen Lake District.

She is Novgorod, and the military and civilian population living and staying here is close to 10,000.

There are big boats moored on the river, and fishermen are working on the lake.

Walls, towers, the Governor’s Palace, the “Russ Duma” of the district council chamber, new granaries, warehouses are under construction.

Most of the builders were local Slavs, and almost all of them were men and women from White Tree Manor, who built the city of Novgorod under the leadership of Medved.

Rurik asked his subordinates to provide some help, such as logging, but nothing else.

Because the army rested for a few days, the flag teams began to drill again.

In the past wars, the Russians lost some soldiers, and the casualties all appeared in the final chaotic battle, and even entering the farm to hack and kill actually turned into street fighting, and some Ross soldiers died in sneak attacks.

The entire army had only 20 dead soldiers, and as many as 50 wounded. The organized and experienced army wiped out 10,000 enemies with this small loss!

However, not many people think that this is glorious. Killing cowardly enemies and unarmed people is not a commendable achievement.

The dead were cremated, their swords passed to their heirs, the sons and daughters of the dead continued to be raised by the princes, and the widows inherited the wealth of their deceased husbands.

As for the wounded, it is more effective and safer than plant ash to clean the wound regularly with spirits.

The threat of septicemia was gone, and their bodies recovered quickly, which in the eyes of the local Slavs was simply a blessing from the gods.

It was the Romans who formulated a calendar that everyone borrowed from, but the calendar was not revised after the decline of the empire.

Both the Nordic world and the Slavic world are still using the old Julian calendar. June 28th is also the summer solstice day of all nations. On this day, the sun is sacrificed to the fire to pray for a good harvest.

This year is clearly the beginning of a new era for White Tree Manor, and the majority of the manor residents are still looking forward to a big event.

On a peaceful night, in a spacious house, old man Regus solemnly asked Rurik for a wedding.

“Svetlana has become your wife according to the Rus’ etiquette, just have another Slavic wedding and everyone will be happy.”

There was no need for Rigus to say much, his father and brother were also present, including Svetlana with her braided hair like a garland sitting sideways.

“Then hold the wedding according to your etiquette. What should I do…”

Svetlana blushed immediately, even though she already liked being clingy to Rurik.

The son-in-law agreed unconditionally, and Rigus immediately became energetic, and then looked at the expectant eyes of old Otto, “I will let my daughter marry Ross in a glorious manner.”

The crusade against the Karelians is not in a hurry for the time being, and there are still things such as measuring the acres and sending the squadron to Britain to ask King Ainred for food tribute. Many things can be done after the summer.

The Slavic wedding between Rurik, the Duke of Ross, and his first wife should be held on the night of the summer solstice fire festival.

Since he claimed to be willing to marry in Slavic manners, Rurik obeyed. He changed into a traditional Slavic patterned linen shirt and Slavic felt mixed leather boots on his feet.

His golden ponytail was put down, and a leather cord bound his head with loose hair.

His blond hair is as smooth as a woman’s, deep eyes and a long golden beard, fair face without freckles, and it shows the handsomeness of a young man.

The extraordinary temperament is here. Even though he is dressed like a traditional Slav and can speak Slav fluently, he is clearly different from the Slav.

As for Svetlana, she changed into a beautiful patterned gown, and the white tone highlighted the characteristics of the red pattern.

This is a white, blue, red, yellow, brown, five-color long gown, and it is also the five kinds of cloth that the local Slavs can dye.

On her head was a huge wreath of flowers and wicker, from which were hung pieces of stained glass, and around her neck was a rare pendant of gold and lapis lazuli.

Another necklace made of amber, glass beads, and rubies is even more special. These necklaces are gifts from Rurik.

According to the rules of Slavic weddings, there is also the custom of giving tokens to each other, such as a pair of couples giving necklaces to each other.

They are purely agricultural people, and they have plenty of time to study strange rituals and etiquette during their slack.

What the wedding will be like Rurik has learned, some wonderful etiquette from his sister-in-law Lilia.

There are too many women around!

Only this Svetlana is the most important. This is a political marriage. Actively participating in the wedding ceremony and showing joy to all the Slavs present is to win over their emotions.

The girl was very beautiful, and the pointed chin of the traditional Slavic woman was indeed superior to the flat chin of the Viking woman in Rurik’s aesthetics.

On the summer solstice, in the orange evening, Svetlana, who had disappeared for most of the day, reappeared wearing a huge flower crown.

Accompanied by the flower girl, she walked slowly towards the burning fire tower with a smile.

After all, this is the Slavic wedding of the prince of Ross, and the messenger with the news rowed to various farms, ordering the owner of the manor to come to this grand event in person.

Could it be a conspiracy?

Is it “Hongmen Banquet” again?

They got the benefits and thought that there was no reason for the Ross people to use their swords again. Since they were participating in the prince’s wedding, it happened to be a summer festival wedding, so they should bring some gifts on this joyful day.

Fourteen manor owners gathered at White Tree Manor. They experienced the huge Ross fleet moored on the river, and were amazed at the towers under construction and other large buildings under construction.

They are building a great fortress, and a strong fortress is being built. This is the city of Novgorod. Who can rebel in a fortress city?

Or to flatter and show sincerity, they rushed to offer sacrifices.

The so-called sacrifices are just some fresh fish and livestock. Originally, these were thrown into the flames to sacrifice to the god Peron, but now they have achieved the glory of the prince of Ross.

As long as they come in person, all Rurik needs is a large group of powerful boyars to be his witnesses.

Rurik was dressed in traditional Slavic attire, like a traditional Slavic youth.

Tens of thousands of people gathered on the riverside where the fire tower was burning. The fire made everyone’s faces flush, and the anchored fleet also shone brightly, echoing the brilliant sunset.

The sunny weather for many consecutive days after the war made people feel comfortable, and the beautiful sunset clearly indicated good weather for many days to come.

The male priests of White Tree Manor once again covered their hairless heads with chalk mud, and their upper bodies were also pale.

The group of priests suddenly fainted for some unknown reason, then woke up one after another, and announced in front of the fire tower that God Peron had seen everything.

Rurik was already holding his wife’s hand at this moment, and he noticed the head priest of the Slavs who looked like a fat-headed fish.

The fat-headed fish announced in a long voice: “God said! Let the wedding begin!”

That’s it?

It’s that simple?

Rurik also felt that they would have some lengthy prayers, no matter what, at present the local Slavs do not have their own language, and the prayers for the ceremony are also a mere formality…

In front of the two of them, a small bonfire was blazing.

The newlyweds jump barefoot over the fire, which is the most important part of the wedding ceremony, and other ceremonies are irrelevant.

The local people believe that as long as they cross it hand in hand, they can get Peron’s blessing.

Aric looked on with a smile on his face, thinking that he and Peravina had also performed a “jumping over the fire ceremony” a few years ago. Obviously, his younger brother’s Slavic wedding was even more grand.

It was a Slavic wedding, but in the presence of thousands of Varyags it could not have been pure after all.

It is a rare opportunity for a gathering at a wedding. People who are bored in their lives always happily go to the wedding scene to participate in the carnival, and eat and drink by the way.

The Vikings were booing, they were yelling, they beat their shields spontaneously like a drum, and the horn holders simply blew their horns.

“Let’s go.” Rurik looked sideways at his beloved wife.

“I am a little scared.”

“It’s just crossing the flames, isn’t this your tradition?”

“Okay, you have to hold on to me, I’m afraid I’ll burn my feet.”

Rurik nodded, grabbed Svetlana’s bare feet, and the two leaped almost at the same time, across the campfire. At this moment, thousands of people cheered…

The most important ceremony ended in an extremely brisk manner. A couple of newlyweds were tested by flames, which represented that Prince Ross had received the blessing of God Peron, and this marriage would be safe and secure forever.

They didn’t burn their feet, they flew directly over!

Old Ligus and his wife burst into tears of joy, and the old couple were afraid that they would be burned to their feet, which would be bad luck.

The rest of the ceremony was no more exciting. When night fell, the fire tower by the river was crowded with people dancing.

Rurik and Svetlana are well-deserved protagonists, but according to tradition, the woman should live in the man’s house immediately after the wedding.

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The Grand Duke’s Palace in Novgorod under construction is still early!

In this way, the Aurora, the first ship of the Principality of Ross, is Rurik’s residence.

Although it is necessary to live on the boat according to the Slavic tradition, the girl who was so ecstatic that her face was covered with tears readily accepted it.

All the owners of the manor by the lake, the most powerful army in the Principality of Ross, and tens of thousands of people in the entire natal manor are their witnesses.

Svetlana felt that she was the most beautiful woman in the world, and she was blessed by God Peron to successfully cross the fire.

Do not!

And the blessing of Odin.

The captain’s cabin under the bow of the Aurora, where the two stayed.

Svetlana lay on the leather blanket full of anticipation. She had already folded the beautiful long gown and removed all the jewelry.

The moonlight and the light of the fire tower shone through the wooden portholes and fell on her white body.

After the grand wedding under the attention of thousands of people, according to the tradition, she must immediately become a real woman and become a queen.

Seeing her like this, Rurik was immediately moved.

“Finally…it’s today. Hurry up.” She urged with a smile.

“Okay, now I have nothing to say. Lanna, have you thought about the baby’s name?”

“Oh, you decide.”

“Oleg, let’s call it Oleg.”

She covered half of her face and sneered: “What if it’s a daughter?”

“It’s called Olegia.”

“They’re all good names…” She didn’t say any more, just quietly relaxed her body.

In the end, enduring the strange pain, she hugged her husband tightly, and hugged the great prince Rurik tightly…

In the morning of the next day, the morning mist had cleared, and most of the people who had a night of carnival were still sound asleep.

There was still a group of people gathered by the river, a large group of Slavs led by Rigus, who wanted to witness the fruits of the marriage.

There are only two newlyweds on this big ship, and no one else has the right to interfere with what they do.

Svetlana stood on the deck holding Rurik’s arms. Her legs were a little weak because Rurik acted like a bear last night, but she couldn’t stop.

The two of them descended the rope ladder to the boat, and just by this process, Rigus was satisfied that she had become a woman.

This is a more important ceremony than a grand wedding!

This is another kind of covenant, and Regus has tears in his eyes, because his daughter is already the queen, and his lifelong plan to befriend the Rus has been completely successful, and the eldest son has also become the governor, and the manor has become a city, so he has no regrets in this life.

Even if it was a political marriage, Rurik couldn’t put it down when he saw Svetlana’s beauty, obedience, and sudden bravery.

Only Carlota, obviously she is also his woman, but…

“This is fate. I am the Duchess of Ostara, I…” Carlotta caressed her lower abdomen, sighed involuntarily, and even felt a little scared.

“Is it possible that I can’t? I shouldn’t! No, I have to…”

No, wait until the fire tower turns into warm embers, and wait until life in the manor tends to be on the right track.

Carlota met Rurik privately on the grounds that there was a secret discussion, but it was also a meaningful secret meeting.

Carlotta was satisfied for the time being, but Rurik also knew that this woman who was one year older than him would never let it go without seeking Ostara’s heir.

This is a secret meeting in the empty lower deck of the Aurora, and the so-called “meeting” has ended.

Carlota gasped and said quietly, “Is Svetlana really that beautiful? It’s okay, you don’t need to explain, you are a prince, and you have seventeen women now. There must be more in the future.”

Rurik breathed a sigh of relief: “This is my destiny.”

“Yes. It’s your destiny. There is almost no other man with such privileges as you.”

“Does it only refer to the many wives and concubines?”

“Exactly.”

“Hey.” Rurik stared at Carlotta’s smirking face: “You definitely don’t want to have only one boy. Just right, I have something to tell you.”

“What is it?”

“Soon, I will invite your sister Ella, she will be here soon.”

“Ah? You, you want to be with her? You are such a man.”

“So what? She has reached her age. If she takes the initiative like you, I have no problem anyway. But I want to give her a task.”

“Please be a good person!”

“Are you scolding me? I’m afraid she will never listen to your sister’s persuasion.” Rurik shook his head, “I will send a boat to pick her up, as well as my ten maids.”

“Ah? Do you want to be with so many people! You…” Carlotta blushed, “You are an April bull!”

“That would be a good thing. Carlotta, don’t be surprised. They are all wise men, proficient in calculation. Your sister does not have the right to inherit the Duchy of Ostara. I will let her be Hestoria (recorder), and let her go now.” Measure the area of farmland in Novgorod and write it down on a board.”

“What… does this mean?” Carlota tried hard to calm down, but she really didn’t understand the importance of the scribe group to a kingdom.

“It means that she will become a female saint of the Principality of Ross, a wise man.”

“Okay…” Carlota stood up and hurriedly changed her clothes: “Let’s leave quickly, I will be embarrassed if Lanna finds out.”

embarrassing?

Svetlana knew what Carlotta was going to say to her husband in secret, and she knew what it meant.

Living together for a long time, she really knows what her sister is longing for.

Lanna deliberately pretended to be confused, pretending nothing happened.

She knew that she really shouldn’t care about these things, and it was already July, and she was in awe when she saw the atmosphere in Rose’s camp.

The soldiers of the army are sharpening their knives again, including the men of their natal White Tree Manor. Obviously, the expedition to the Karelians in the north is about to begin.

After all, without this rebellion, the Russian army had already conquered Karelia.

Probably, so it is…

But in fact, it’s not.

Rurik solemnly announced one thing: the Russian army will receive the oats at the end of July, and will also conduct a thorough investigation of the fields. As for the war to conquer the Karelians, it will be in August.

People who were expecting the big battle were quite surprised.

This does not mean that the Ross army will be unemployed for nearly a month.

The army has to participate in the construction of the Novgorod wall, catch fish for food, and do military drills.

He even organized a raiding reconnaissance team to conduct an armed expedition to the north of Lake Ladoga to investigate the situation of the Karelians at zero distance.

No one is really at ease, if ever, old Otto.

The old guy revealed an amazing proposal to Rurik: “This warm place is really nice. I want to bring your mother here to retire, and then bring Verika to help you raise your eldest daughter for a long time… …”

Strange as it was, Rurik had no objection.

Did the old leader who opened up the all-round expansion of the Ross people finally choose Novgorod as his destination?

Either way, Otto’s majesty will shock the entire Novgorod.

[End of this Chapter]