Although the Sweig people have some resistance, there are also smart people who assess the situation.
The Sveg people of Novgorod will not always be fat sheep waiting for their wool to be cut. This city is composed of many large families and several small families. Each big family has a strong relationship with the Rus tribe. Attitudes vary greatly.
There are several families among them. They know that even if all the families unite, they cannot defeat the brave and skilled Ross Berserkers.
Instead of fighting the Russians, it is better to cooperate.
Faced with the absolute strong, the weak still have a servant path to choose. Of course, this kind of active choice of humble behavior makes other big families very resistant. What's the use of resistance? It's not like Novgorod has never resisted. Now facing the Russians who have been raised by themselves to become more and more powerful, Novgorod Does Fugorod still have the courage to fight?
Near the city of Novgorod, there is a large family manor, with more than two thousand people living here to form a huge settlement.
Many settlements merged to form Novgorod. The most powerful family formed the main body of the city, and other lower-level families clustered around the core of the small city.
There are now five big families in Novgorod. One of them is the Bellaleka family, which originally means "white tree". The core of their family is located very close to the main city of Novgorod. There is a birch forest nearby, so the family name is the forest.
This family does not have a surname, or in this era they do not have the concept of a surname.
The origin of this family is an ancient clan. They have forgotten a lot of it. They only know that the clan members moved north here, settled in a white forest (actually a birch forest), and reclaimed land to build a manor. Live in the clan. Therefore, when talking to outsiders, they sometimes claim that they are from "Baishu Villager", which already has the prototype of forming a surname.
This is a large family, with 2,000 men, women, and children, but it is still slightly smaller than the nearly 4,000 people of the first family, the "Pine Needles" Sosnovahka family.
Even so, the White Tree Bellaleka family is also the second family in Novgorod.
Novgorod does not have its own king, and various families migrated here a long time ago. Many of them have forgotten their ancestors and only know that this place is called Novgorod, which originally means "new "big city" and settled here.
The White Tree Bellaresa family is aware of the Russians who come twice a year, and their leader's attitude towards Novgorod is changing.
After all, the Rus are bringing more and more amber. If you do some polishing and processing within the family, form a caravan and sell it to people in Smolensk, or people further south, you can get more amber. great wealth.
Since the leader of the Ross people brought a large bag of amber this time and asked to woo a wife for the young man of his tribe, after some consideration, the White Tree Bellareka Manor decided to "take the risk".
It’s not that they have an eye for money because of amber.Open, but understand some long-term issues.
Of the thirty girls sitting on the boat now, twenty of them are from "White Tree Manor".
The young people in Baishu Bellareka Manor are all relatives of each other. They basically do not marry each other, so the girls in the family marry outsiders. They have understood that this is their fate since they were young.
But the girl who was chosen to marry those Rus who were good at raiding, that is, those Varangians, would be very worried.
It was the patriarch Ligus who made up his mind. After discussion, the most respected group of people in the manor decided that this sudden marriage must be completed.
Especially Ligus, this young man has very long-term thinking. It is impossible for the manor to end the robbery of the Russians by physical means. Even if the armed counterattack can succeed, the retreating Russians will Attracting other Varyag tribes to counterattack, victory was the beginning of a greater disaster.
In order to avoid disaster, further cooperation with the Russians is a reasonable choice
The young men brought by the leaders of the Russians are handsome and promising. Girls from such families are not marrying bad people. This situation made Rigus, who was feeling aggrieved, feel better.
As he learned more about the situation, Rigus's mentality changed quickly, because Otto, the leader of Ross, promised to fully accept them as part of the tribe.
But for these girls, they are the parties involved. Many of them seem to have been abandoned by their families and had to become pirate wives just because of some gems.
Many girls were not happy along the way, especially after the wedding was completed in their hometown. Their relatives in their hometown had already confirmed that they were the wives of Russians. After losing the protection of his hometown and experiencing a long voyage, he will enter the mysterious realm, become a part of the Ross tribe, and give birth to children for them.
How could they be willing to leave their hometown if they were not forced to do so? !
The long journey on the aircraft carrier was boring and risky. To make matters worse, the sky was hazy on the way back, and soon it started to snow.
Otto simply thoughtfully prepared some extra furs so that the people returning home could enjoy enough warmth.
People are indeed very warm, but if they sit still for a long time, a thin layer of snow will fall on their bodies.
Because the ships of the Viking family are highly maneuverable in this time and space, the crew members sacrificed a lot in order to enhance their maneuverability.
There are many models of longships, and different tribes have their own unique improvements.
The long boats of the Ross tribe are slender, and they also make a fuss about the oars, that is, the blades are wider, making the boats faster.
They had to reach their hometown before the water froze. As the fleet left the Gulf of Finland, they began to head north with all their strength.
Otto knew that this time he really made the people wait, so he would please them with more wealth in return.
The fleet formed a circular array, and those with the widest load capacityThe longship is placed at the core, and the ordinary longships are surrounded by guards.
Based on experience, the leaders of each ship gradually estimated that they were very close to their hometown.
Their estimate was very correct!
Soon, some fishermen insisted on going out to sea despite the snowfall. They cruised in the waters as far away from Roseburg as possible in order to encounter the returning fleet earlier and serve as guides to lead them home.
The fleet successfully met the fishing boat. Despite the wind and snow, everything went smoothly on the way home.
In the wind and snow, a mighty fleet finally showed its unique phantom!
According to Viking tradition, not all longships will be equipped with dragon head statues. Because ships are often personal property, if the owner has strength, he will decorate the ship to show it.
There are many strong men in the Ross tribe’s fleet who have made contributions in previous battles. In terms of wealth distribution, it is reasonable for these people to get more. At this time, he personally had more wealth to decorate the ship, such as installing various bow decorations and printing the tribe's "oar" totem on the sail.
In the gray-white world, any abnormal color is very conspicuous, even if it is blue.
Some people with good eyesight saw the rapidly approaching behemoth. After seeing the blue pattern, the good news quickly spread throughout the tribe.