Who will get those five hundred Suomi women? Is it someone who is willing to pay a sum of money?
According to tradition, Rurik can set up a auction house for a public auction. It's just that he rejects this kind of behavior in his heart. If he does this, it will violate the agreement he made with the Suomi people.
They were all very young, and they had just grown up to the age of being mothers. They were still in their hometown of the lake, and the Russians told them that they would be the wives of Russian men.
They will all be allocated, and the method of allocation is very particular.
When Rurik explained his decision, the elites at the meeting also expressed their approval.
This night, a large number of newly built warehouses became the best place to house these young women. Jevro instructed him to rush to announce Duke Ross's decision before they fell asleep.
The restless girls are still wondering whether the Russians are actually good people? They provided a batch of leather clothes and food, and everyone gathered together and whispered, feeling that this was just a means of pulling.
Jevluo and his men suddenly visited, startling a group of girls who had fallen asleep to get up and cling to each other for a sense of security.
The familiar accent came, and under the light of the torch, it was Javlo’s face with a typical Finnish appearance.
"Girls, don't be nervous! The Russians have arranged a safe future for you. All of you are about to get married, and your husbands will be Russians."
"No need to Worry, your husbands are all young people, the same age as you or older! In fact, you are older."
These words touched the hearts of many girls. I am afraid that my husband will be an old man. In fact, that kind of thing is not uncommon in my hometown, because financial debts are paid off with the daughter's marriage. This is a matter of course, and it is understandable for people with financial resources to marry multiple wives.
But who wants to be an old man to their husband? The Yevluo in front of them married the youngest daughter of the leader Uko. Everyone thought that the sister would suffer. After all, this Yevluo, who was nominally a member of the same race, looked like a strong and energetic stag.
If your husband is only more than ten years old, it would be great if the Russians would really fulfill such a promise.
They experienced their first night in Roseburg. No one felt cold this night. Everyone lived together and could rely on each other to encourage each other, and gradually their uneasiness was ignored. If there is any inconvenience here, they are forced to go to the toilet in the designated wooden house. The smell there was so pungent that you had to wash your hands with prepared clean water afterwards, and then you had to wash your hands with the pungent smell (sulfur soap).
Is this the way of life of the Russian people? Are they even so particular about using the toilet? They must have even stranger customs.
On a new day, the five hundred girls were just asked to stay in the current warehouse. They were restricted from moving around, just like a group of deer in a pen. bigThe house was under guard, and some girls were whispering. The so-called Russians' rhetoric was just deception. In the end, everyone would still be sold as slaves. They were frightened by themselves, and the warehouse became noisy, which made the bearded Ross soldier in charge depressed.
"Why are a bunch of indifferent girls making such a fuss? Do you still want to be our women?" Some soldiers complained and broke into the warehouse, shouted at the door and yelled some more. They said something they still couldn't understand and calmed everyone down on the spot.
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No matter how noisy you are, you are just pretending to be selling cooked wheat. The barrel was brought and the girls came chattering again.
After a moment, they saw a young woman with antlers on her head, leaning on a jeweled crutch, standing resolutely under the "protection" of more than 20 strong women wearing coarse cloth headscarves.
They are not stupid. This woman's dress is too similar to the priestesses in her hometown. She must be a priest of the Rus, but...
The person who came is Lumia. Although she still has to feed her daughter herself, the work of the high priest cannot stop now.
Rurik expected that all Suomi girls would be worried about their future, so he asked Rumia to take advantage of the opportunity of distributing meals to read out Ross's policies to them.
Rumia stabbed the wooden stick into the soft sand and gravel. She slowly took off her antlered helmet, revealing her black hair and complete, slightly gray oval face. This face But let all the girls know it.
"Sisters! I am the High Priest of the Principality of Ross! You and I come from the same place, and we have a common ancestor! You will marry the boys of Ross, who are all strong and trustworthy Man. And I will hold the wedding for all of you. Now eat, and you will have such good food every day in Rus, and you will have warm houses and comfortable clothes to wear. Listen. , the wedding is tomorrow! You must eat enough today!”
The wedding? So suddenly?
Rumia’s accent was rather strange, but they still understood it completely. After she left, the girls were whispering again, but everyone was focused on the wedding. It seemed that today was the last day before the wedding. one day.
At the same time, Rurik also issued a decree to the entire Roseburg in the name of the Duke.
Men began to gather on the beach. Many of them were going to go fishing early in the morning, all waiting for Lord Rurik's order.
Rurik stood on a long boat that was deliberately stranded. Facing the gathered crowd, he roared at the top of his lungs. Of course, the business could not outweigh everyone's noise.
After all, the order was passed on. It can be said that some people are happy and some are sorry.
The whole Roseburg is still in a state of excitement. Does the Duke want to give wives to all young people of the right age? Those who win this honor only need to pay a symbolic silver coin as payment.The cost of shipping and food for women from the East.
Today's Russians are in a state of separation, but the majority of blond-haired Russians still live in Roseburg, and a large number of young people still stay here.
All Russian men between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five will enjoy this gift, regardless of whether they have wives or concubines. Getting a Suomi wife is no longer as simple as getting a gift from the Duke. Qing Yishi has a mission on his back.
Just like ordinary ancient societies, the population structure is characterized by more young people and fewer old people. Today's Ross has undergone considerable changes. The number of infants and young children is extremely alarming, and the number of elderly people has also increased due to improvements in sanitary conditions and food supply.
Only due to the continuity issues of the past era, the number of teenagers and middle-aged people in Russian society is still small.
Rurik simply cannot do it if he wants to gather 500 pure blond Russian men between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five! The lower limit of this range was simply opened, and it was suddenly as low as the so-called twelve years old that everyone recognized, the so-called lower age limit for a man to be obliged to fight on the battlefield.
In this way, five hundred Russian men were invited to gather on the flat cement-paved square in the courtyard of Rurik's palace.
He himself stood on the third floor of the palace, opened the window, and, accompanied by Otto, Harold Zosen, and several other famous old men, formally announced his decision.
Everyone in the audience knew about the Duke's reward, and they now hoped to get a woman home immediately.
In this case, does the Duke still need to nag a few more words?
Yes, Rurik must tell them the ugly story.
The scene gradually became quiet, and pairs of eyes stared at Rurik's handsome face standing high up.
"Brothers!" he said, "I will reward you with a group of women! Everyone present will get a Finnish wife, and I will hold a collective wedding for you! The day is tomorrow !”
After saying this, the whole audience cheered.
Rurik opened his hands to signal everyone to calm down and said: "I want to make an agreement with you! I want to tell you that the land in the east is Finland. I have conquered the entire Finland, but The people there are not slaves, they are our servants! Just like the relationship between the Kovin and Lapp people now! The Kovin and Lapp people are also a branch of Finns, so I want you to treat your Finnish wives well! "
He paused again: "I know that many of you captured women during the victory in attacking the Tavastians, and they will arrive in Covinstad soon. , will be delivered to you soon. These are not in the way and will not affect my reward for you at all." "I! Duke of Ross! "Luri! Ke's right hand pointed to the sky again, "Odin asked us Rus to conquer Finland and asked us to marry their women and become our women. When the marriage relationship is concluded, all Finnish women, whether from Tavastia or Suomi, they are Rus women and will have my protection. You remember, once the marriage is concluded, they become our people, and the children they bear are also Rus. Any behavior of exclusion, abuse, or insult is against God’s will! Maybe Odin won't punish the wrongdoer immediately, then I will punish him on behalf of God! Be kind to your Finnish wives, and if I hear bad news, the perpetrator should be exiled to Ellenborg and work until death as a slave laborer in logging. ”
Rurik’s words were very serious, and everyone felt nervous when they heard them.
No one would treat his woman badly. After all, in the past, a man would never say that his wife and concubines would become It is extremely difficult for everyone to have a wife. Their simple morality is not to treat their wives badly, and treating their wives indifferently is considered a sign of cowardice.
Rurik prides himself on making things clear to them, leaving them alone. It all depends on their performance.
The crowd began to disperse, and a pair of big hands clasped Rurik's body.
Otto took a deep breath and asked, "What if a man does it?" Suomi who beat her... Finnish wife, what will you do? Is it really what you said? ”
“Of course! But speaking of the matter, once I get the news, I will personally interrogate him, and whether he will be exiled or punished in some other way will follow our most traditional rules. ”
Otto let go of his hand and nodded with satisfaction.
Until now, the Principality of Ross still does not have its own written code. In other words, with the current population size, there are all kinds of things that want to be close to the people. Since it can be settled through negotiation, there is no need to carve out rigid laws now.
However, the Ross and other Viking tribes generally still have to judge whether a person is guilty and how to punish them. Inviting a group of elite experts to quell the rebellion is itself one of the tasks of "Thing", but Rurik realizes that his prestige is now at its peak, and each victory further strengthens his myth of "Son of God". . Why doubt? Is there any need to question? He is a handsome young man, an invincible young leader, a great hero who has gone from one victory to another, and everyone is enjoying the huge benefits brought by victory. < /p>
Rurik knew that he could be a dictator, an Eastern-style monarch who controlled divine power, military power, financial power, and administrative power.
But he said that an unprecedented mass wedding was not a crime. It was too grand. The fact was that due to many factors, Rurik had to end the matter early.
It seems that as a hero who is constantly being pulled forward by the wheel of the times, Rurik feels that he should not. Stop, but take advantage of his strong energy to quickly expand his power, just like the extremely young Alexander directly attacked Persia, allowing the empire's borders to touch the edge of the Han's sphere of influence.
Besides, he saw that. Among the Ross and Slavic women on the scattered roads in Rossburg, every one of them is holding a baby, and many of them are even clearly holding their bellies.
With such a large population, if we cannot plunder a large amount of wheat from Britain, we will not be able to eat wheat all the time this winter and next year.
How could Rurik not know that initiating a war was accompanied by great risks, but he had no choice. Just like the nomadic army that encountered heavy snowstorms and lost countless livestock and faced starvation, they frantically attacked the Central Plains in order to survive.
The next morning, five hundred Suomi girls lined up to walk out of Ross, feeling nervous, surprised or excited after eating the morning's thick soup of wheat, vegetable and surimi. The wall of the fort enters a forest on the west side and enters the Russian stone ship altar.
After a while, the selected young men also arrived one after another.
This was the largest mass wedding in Russia. A total of 1,000 men and women participated in the ceremony, which attracted tens of thousands of people throughout Rossburg to watch the meeting.
People were having fun, the children in women’s arms were often crying, and a group of young children were running around in the crowd.
It is a rare event for crowds to gather. Merlaren vendors who decided to stay in Ross throughout this year took the opportunity to set up carpets and sell wood carvings, small pottery and other small commodities. Some even sold baked goods. Make a small fortune from dried herrings as snacks.
Of course, the highlight is the men and women gathered in two groups. In the middle of them is Ross's stone ship altar.
Rumia, who wears an antlered helmet, and the ten Slav concubines of Rurik, now serve as priests, and the object of sacrifice in this stone ship altar is indeed Freya.
Freya rules love, fertility and marriage.
She is the legendary example of a perfect woman. For this reason, no blood should be allowed to wet the sand in the altar during this sacrifice.
A large number of flower petals were sprinkled in advance on the altar, an ordinary steel sword was stuck on the ground, and two barrels of ale were placed.
As the prayer hymns were sung, Rumia announced that the wedding ceremony had officially begun.
The so-called ritual must be simple and have a minimum sense of ritual.
Accepting the order, Ross's boys walked through the stone ship altar one by one, walked to the opposite side and grabbed the arm of a charming girl, and then the two of them entered the altar.
Rumia asked the Suomi girl to raise her steel sword in words that she could definitely understand. When she did, Rumia blessed her in Norse: "May your child become a warrior. ”
That’s all, the man took a small cup of sweet ale, drank it himself, and fed the rest to the woman. At this point, the ceremony ended, and the marriage between the two was watched by almost everyone in Roseburg. The following is established.
Of course the ceremony can be more complicated, but today we are going to hold a ceremony for five hundred couples that is meaningful to each couple, so the content of the ceremony must be symbolic.
The ceremony started at noon. When the last couple completed the ceremony and the sun went down, they had to complete the final wedding in the bonfire.
But the joy will not end thereFinish.
In this era of lack of entertainment, both men and women are very happy to watch other people's weddings. Blessings to the newlyweds are secondary, and the lively atmosphere is what everyone likes to see.
There were five hundred couples' weddings at once. All the serious young men in Roseburg had new loves. Most of the small families were welcoming new family members. The whole Roseburg was complicated. There were little sounds of joy in the streets.
I saw bonfires burning on the street, and people dancing around the fire...
Rurik was standing on the third floor of the palace, opening the wooden window and looking into the distance. Enjoy this joyous scene.
Rumia, who had just finished feeding her daughter, endured the pain in her calves from standing all afternoon and walked closer to her man.
"In this way, you will be satisfied. Five hundred girls, they will soon be mothers."
"Yes." Liurik took her hand and said casually Said: "How about we have another child?"
"This...this is not appropriate. Velika is still so young." Rumia was immediately ashamed, but in fact, she was also looking forward to it.
Rurik glanced back, then turned his head and looked into the distance. Now only the Gurdot has reached Lake Mälaren, the Aurora, the Duke of Ostara, the Sperovilia and the Balmok. In the dim light, their towering masts and large ships The hull is still clearly visible.
"Soon, I will go on an expedition again." He said.
Rumia was taken aback and subconsciously protected Rurik from behind, "The expedition just ended, didn't it? Are you leaving again?"
"Yes. This time. The plan to attack Britain has been made, I want to act quickly."
Of course a woman does not want her man to take frequent risks, but as a high priest, she cannot afford her young heroic husband.
Rumia loosened her hands, sighed, and murmured: "Go and fight, don't worry about this."
"Then come with me." Rick held Rumia's hand and led him back to his room...
After all, she is his first woman and the woman he cherishes the most. Even though Rumia is not stunningly beautiful, His birth was far from noble. I just like her, even if my father appointed Svetlana of Novgorod as his wife for political reasons, this Rumia is the most important woman in Rurik's heart.
This night, they...
The next morning, the sun came out. Rurik didn't have much to say about what happened at night, so he didn't ask any more questions since Rumia didn't complain.
"It's time for me to take care of Velika." She got dressed and left with a smile.
Rurik noticed the unconscious movement of her left hand covering her stomach, and couldn't help showing a hint of pleasure, but then became slightly serious again.
Because the time for the expedition to plunder Britain is a bit tight.