After all, Vilia is a woman, not to mention that when she was young, she didn't like the fighting that men were passionate about. Look at this girl with all your heart. Her family must have died at the hands of the tribe led by Otto. Vilia has no sense of guilt at all. The weak will be attacked by the strong. To avoid such a result, she can only become stronger. Attack potential enemies, because everyone thinks this life is the most normal.
She felt a little sorry for this girl's experience, becoming an orphan at a young age. Perhaps the only thing that the girl deserves to be thankful for is Rurik. The biggest difference between him and other tribesmen is that he pays attention to rules.
Welia opened her face to see clearly her appearance and her uneasy eyes.
Suddenly, Vilia muttered something strange to the girl. Otto didn’t understand and Rurik didn’t understand. Only the girl reacted violently to the words of the old priest. .
The anxious girl was obviously greatly stimulated. She was sitting cross-legged, but after hearing the words, she trembled and fell on the animal skin mat, and then she staggered up again, her face It has incredible written all over it.
The girl crawled back with a shocked expression and continued to sit in front of Vilia.
Welia was very satisfied with the girl's extreme performance, and she muttered some more words. She was a dull and trembling girl, with tears welling up in her eyes.
Such a dramatic performance really surprised Rurik.
Otto even asked: "Priest, can you still control her emotions and make her cry with just a few words? What exactly are you talking about?"
Wei Leah smiled: "It's the language of the deer herders. You can't think of my leader, right? Hahaha, it's been too long. I learned the language of the deer herders at the age of Rurik, and I have learned the language of the deer herders for decades. I thought I had completely forgotten. I did forget a lot, and even doubted whether the pronunciation was correct, but this girl definitely understood me."
At this moment, Rurik really felt that Willy was correct. Ya is really a fairy!
Her existence in the Ross tribe is indeed not as simple as a priest. She has mastered too much knowledge and actually understands the language of the deer herders.
"So, Grandma Priest, please help me ask her what her name is. I still like to call her by her own name."
"Okay, I will also ask She has more questions. I hope I can understand most of the deer farmer's language."
Vilia calmed down and faced the girl and heard her name straightforwardly.
After asking several times in a row, the girl finally responded weakly.
Rurik kept listening, and he got the key syllable, which sounded like "lumita" or something like that.
Is that your name? It's like a female name.
He estimated that most ethnic groups would give their boys names that sounded domineering, while their girls would give names with pleasant pronunciations.
StayRick suddenly asked: "Grandma, is that her name? Lumita?"
"That's the name."
"What does it mean?"
Welia thought for a while, but she couldn't fully understand the girl's language. Fortunately, she could understand the key words. As for the original meaning of the girl's name, she thought about it again.
"Well, it's probably Snow's gift."
"Snow's gift? A very good name." Rurik nodded and looked at the flattered girl again. She showed a child's sweet smile: "I understand, Lumita, this is your name."
The girl said something else immediately, her face already full of doubts.
"What did she ask again?" Rurik asked.
Vilia frowned and estimated: "She is probably asking who we are. Why would anyone understand her language? Rurik, I'm afraid I need to answer these questions. ."
Villa is very old, so her voice has become hoarse and her speaking speed is relatively slow.
She still spoke her native Norse fluently, and it was really difficult to tell the girl what she meant.
She is trying her best to tell the girl not to be afraid, as long as she obeys, she will have food and drink.
While speaking, Vilya pointed at Rurik deliberately and introduced him. This boy is the most noble person and the only person the girl can rely on in the future, let alone A person who disobeys orders.
The above words are indeed warning and threatening. After all, this girl is Rurik's servant. The situation is not only that, the girl will continue to take care of the deer herd, and those deer are related to future sacrificial activities.
Villa issued a stern warning, which means "If you don't obey, I will dig a big hole in the frozen sea and throw you in."
He also said threats. It was over. The fear on the girl's face made Vilia believe that the other party understood what she said.
In this case, it is logical for her to explain why she understands the language of deer farmers.
I never thought that my explanation would resonate strongly with the girl.
The girl suddenly muttered a lot of words again. She seemed very urgent and her words became more and more intense.
"What did she say again?" Rurik asked quickly.
Villa waved her hand, and the old woman continued to frown and listen, and what she heard was exactly the girl's accusation.
The girl talked a lot, and finally she suddenly became quiet, and she lowered her head silently, as if she was shaking out all the words in her heart.
Whether it is Rurik or Otto, both of them are staring at the clever priest Vilia, and only one of them is the translator here.
"I understand everything now..." Villa paused and looked at her leader Otto: "My leader, I already understand. This girl is accusing us of robbing them home, she told me thisIt had been her grandmother's home, and now she was back home, but as a slave. It's not fair, she said. "
"Fair? Otto, who listened for a long time, felt it was very ridiculous, and then shook his head, "Trying to be fair with this kid?" She's not even a man. Great priest, I think those men who raise deer are also a bunch of cowards. They are all cowards! She should feel honored when a coward becomes a servant to a strong man. After all we will still give food to the servants. If she's not willing to settle down as a servant, we'd better throw her out and leave her to fend for herself. "
Villa shook his head: "This matter is still up to you. We also need to find out the girl's attitude. "
A servant should act like a servant.
Velia felt that there must be some measure to allow this girl to prove that she would be a loyal servant.
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"Stand up! Stand up immediately. "
Rurik didn't understand, but he still stood up.
" Lumita! Suddenly, Vilia called the girl by her real name sharply, "Climb over and kiss his boots to prove your loyalty." "
The words were spoken in the language of the deer herders, and Rurik couldn't understand it. He first saw the girl's hesitation, then saw her troubled brow, and then he completely understood what was going to happen. .
Rurik opened his eyes wide and saw that the girl had pressed her face against his furry leather boots. For a moment, Rurik could think of the classic image of a servant. Now it turned out to be true.
He was not happy at all, only worried.
This deer herder girl named Lumita was actually kissing his boots. Rurik didn't feel happy at all. He didn't want this, because what he needed most was not a groveling servant, but a reliable helper, or a friend.
After thinking about these things, he immediately squatted down and directly supported the girl's hand. The shoulders pulled her up
“Rurik! Witnessing this scene, Vilia felt very uncomfortable. She asked sternly, "What are you doing?" Do you want this servant or not? "
"Of course I need it! "Rurik replied simply.
"But you..."
"I don't need her to show her loyalty in this way. Doesn't she want fairness? OK! I will let her stand up, and I will make her willingly be my servant. I will succeed. If I become the leader, the tribe will not only become stronger in my hands, but I will also become a bigger leader. Perhaps one day I will be the chief of all deer herders, and the chief of many more. "
The child has great ambitions, and Viglia and Otto were very happy to hear it. Is it appropriate for such an occasion?
No matter how they looked at it, they both felt that they should stay. Rick just had more thoughts about this girl who was older than him.
Liu Rick continued to hold the girl's shoulders.The girl was shorter, but of course he was stronger.
He looked into the girl's eyes, his expression full of sincerity: "You, lumita, I will call you lumia from now on. I like your name very much, but when you get here, you have to obey us. I leave Rick. , Whether others admit it or not, I admit that you are one of us. I admit that you are my tribe! You... you are like my sister."
The words were spoken in Norse. Yes, Otto was really unhappy to hear that.
He snapped: "Enough! My child, how much do you long for a sister? She is just a servant! You don't have to give her too many favors, after all, she is just a servant."
"No!" Rurik turned his head with a serious look on his face: "Dad, she is my servant. You told me that I have the right to decide her future. Now I have decided, she is me Servant, but also my family. I don't want to use her as a tool for raising deer, I want to make her one of us
Now that we can accept those Novgorod women as us. Clan member, why do you object to me upgrading my servant to a clan member?
Dad, life has changed! Everything has started to change since we accepted the marriage of the Novgorod people this year.
Everything has just begun!
You are the leader of our Ross tribe. When I become the leader, I still want to be the leader of all the deer herders and Nuo. The leader of the Fugorod people. At that time, I wanted everyone to truly admit that I was the leader. We became a little different and stronger. Dad, my ambition has always been very ambitious.”
The glorious declaration left Otto speechless. He originally felt that many of his actions this year were already very radical. Whether his son was inspired by his own actions, he became even more radical.
No matter! Whatever.
Vilia coughed a few times and interrupted the possible quarrel: "Listen to what I said before. I support Rurik. Since this lumita is his servant, Rurik thought Whatever happens."
"Thank you, grandma." Rurik continued, "Tell her that I want to call her Lumia. This is her new name when she joins our tribe. Acknowledge that she is my family and my sister. Please tell her that I also need to learn the language of deer farmers."
"Well, if you insist."
Villa slowly told the girl about Rurik's attitude, which undoubtedly had a strong mental impact on the girl.
Upgraded from servant to family member?
The girl is fully aware that she has been given a new name "lumia", which does not seem to be much different from her original name.
In fact, in Rurik's view, if the girl accepts her new name, this will be more convincing than the act of kneeling down.
Lumia, also known as "Lumia", Rurik gave her such a name, which is also a name related to snow.
In this era, the Sami people separated from the Finns not long ago. They were a tribal group that spoke the same ancient language. The Sami people were a Finnish people who migrated all the way north to the Arctic Circle. In the desolate Arctic tundra, raising reindeer is an important way of life for the Sami people. Naturally, the Rus call them deer herders.
Once, the Sami people expanded throughout Scandinavia. As a large number of Germanic people entered here, the Sami people were attacked and had to return to the Arctic Circle. As the Rus tribe migrated, the Sami people further retreated, and if the attacks continued, one day the Sami people would flee back to the Ural region where they originated.
Everything seems to be fate. The deer-raising Sami people have not disappeared in the long history, but since they broke away from the Finnish group, they have lost the possibility of establishing their own country.
Because their population is so small, they have maintained a population of less than 100,000 since ancient times, and they generally live scattered in small clan settlements of less than 50 people. In this way, hundreds of people are often found in this area. A huge tribe with a population of ten thousand attacked and was unable to resist. They really couldn't resist. But they hid in the extremely cold Arctic Circle, and finally a thousand years later when humanistic ideas became mainstream, no one wanted to harm or rob them anymore.
But in this barbaric era, the weak's way of survival is to lead the strong's horse and whip, be a humble servant, and live on the rewards of the strong.
Rurik knew his father's attitude, and he was definitely dissatisfied with his hasty decision.
As a translator, Vilya told the girl everything Rurik meant. There was no doubt that the girl was obviously very touched.
Tears flowed from the corners of the girl's eyes. She gently raised her head and looked at the little boy in front of her, and said some words that others could not understand.
Language, in addition to conveying abstract meanings, can also express the speaker's emotions.
Looking at her face, Rurik felt no discomfort at all. He felt that the girl not only fully understood what he said, but also responded very positively.
Velia also immediately translated: "Rurik, my child. Your servant has approved her new name, Rumia. She told you that she will listen to you. She also said that she was sorry for hurting you."
"Ah! Rumia..." Looking up at the girl in front of him, Rurik showed a reassuring smile.
And this girl didn't care about the tears on her face. Not long ago, she entered this huge wooden house with a look of hesitation and helplessness. Now she feels more at ease, and she is most urgent. Need for security.
Seeing her heartfelt smile, Rurik knew that his servant was no longer just a servant, but a friend and a sister.
In the foreseeable future, she will always listen to herself.
So, what this sister who looks a little older than herself should actually do is not raise deer, but study.
Liuli in the darkKe had a hunch that this girl Rumia would eventually be very important to him.
Youdao is any nobleman, and his initial servant is very likely to become his lifelong confidant. If this is going to be inevitable, then this Rumia must first learn Norse.
Once she can speak fluent Norse, she will really be a member of the Ross tribe. But she wanted to learn not only Norse, but also the Old Slavonic language of the Novgorod people.
Not only herself, Rurik herself also made up her mind to learn the ancient Slavic language within a few years. Since meeting this Rumia, she also needs to learn the deer herder’s Sami. Language Society.
In his opinion, this will not be a particularly complicated process. Of course, it is learning two languages. He has to learn the ancient Slavic language from his sister-in-law Peravina, and learn the ancient Slavic language from the priest Vilia and this Lu. Mia learns Sami here.
This matter will definitely be simpler than learning modern English thousands of years later.
Why? Because in this era, most concepts do not exist, and tens of thousands of new terms were invented in later generations. In the ninth century AD, Rurik also noticed that the number of common words in Norse he used was only about 500, and probably less than 1,000 including rare words.
This is largely the case with Old Slavic and Old Sami.
So this cold winter is still long, even if the days are getting longer and longer after Hanukkah, it is still early for the frozen sea to thaw!
The training for the tribe's brats was forced to be suspended. Rurik did not want to risk getting sick outdoors in the cold weather. That was not a wise thing to do. In this country where medicine can be called witchcraft. In this era, a cold can cause death.
It is best to spend a long time learning. Unfortunately, the Ross tribe only has a small amount of historical knowledge of their ancestors, and they have already learned it.
You can’t be in a daze every day when you are bored. Learning other languages is the most important thing.
Learning the ancient Slavic language and learning the ancient Sami language, Rurik decided that this was the task he must complete!