When the sun rose, the entire Uppsala village was completely empty. At the same time, a group of outsiders spontaneously heard the news yesterday and came to join in the fun.
Uppsala usually has four thousand residents, but now the total number of people gathered here with various purposes has reached an astonishing twenty thousand. In fact, no one has counted the specific number of people, but the Birka market suddenly became depressed, and the Melalen tribe with a huge population also became deserted. Even Ross's Tombstone Island stronghold at the T-junction of the ocean also became deserted.
Where have all the people gone?
The so-called people who have the ability to row boats have arrived. Uppsala Inryurek has reached the peak of prosperity for the first time in history.
Now that the sun is getting closer and closer to the highest point of the dome, anyone who sticks a stick on the ground can determine the length of the solar shadow and determine the time. The length of the shadow continues to shorten, and people's moods become more and more exciting.
More than 20,000 people were completely crowded into a small area centered on the sacred tree. There were more boats than fish in the small inner lake, as if a forest had grown on the lake. With a small spread of masts, this is also a grand event that has never been seen in the Uppsala Temple since it was built.
More than a hundred male reindeer with large antlers are strung together with hemp ropes. Although there are folk rumors that when the new king ascends the throne, he must perform a human sacrifice according to the Uppsala model. Ever since the people saw a large number of reindeer walking through the arched passage among the crowd, they have understood what the Russians were thinking.
Ross’s unique sacrificial methods are also known to everyone. For example, there is a wooden tower erected by the lake. To be honest, it is very tall and attracts a group of urchins to climb the tower and play. Ross built the wooden tower for the purpose of burning. It is said that the fire tower is dedicated to Odin. Swedish businessmen who have been to New Rossburg are trying their best to describe the grand scene of the fire tower.
Obviously, this large herd of reindeer was used to replace human sacrifice. To be fair, Rurik was really generous. It was a huge herd. At that time, Olegin became king and killed ten slaves. Sacrifice to the lake god and Odin was called a grand gesture by people at the time.
The Russians are too particular about it. One hundred and eleven stags with big antlers were sacrificed to redefine generosity.
People were clamoring for the sacrifice of the deer, and as the time approached, more and more people were booing and shouting.
Until the intensive sound of horns shocked the entire audience with its melodious and majestic tone, it was like the revelation of the gods rushing to the beach with the long ship.
The noise of the Great Temple of Uppsala came to an abrupt end, and tens of thousands of eyes turned to the main hall of the Great Temple. They had a strong premonition that Prince Rus and the entire priest team were about to appear.
The sound of the horn was melodious, followed by the more ethereal sound of the bone flute, and even the soul-shattering sound of the drum.
This is the band trained by Nolen. All the young musicians sang a majestic hymn with Nordic characteristics.
They were dressed very similar to priests, wearing plain robes and crowns of flowers on their heads, playing their own musical instruments, and walked slowly out of the temple hall.
Nolen is their leader, blowing the music himselfThe bone flute leads the way ahead. The musicians stood in a row along the wooden passage in the center. Under people's gaze, they slowly approached the sacred tree and lined up again. The sound of flutes, horns and drums continued.
Nolen ignored tens of thousands of onlookers and was determined to perform.
Thousands of people also have a tacit understanding to maintain stability. In other words, they have already been attracted by the ceremony and never dare to be the evil person who destroys the beauty of the ceremony.
The great king has not yet appeared, and the musicians dressed like priests stood at the altar first. The leading female musician seemed to be tireless, leading the entire band to alternately play multiple melodious tunes.
Everything is under the control of Rurik, who is standing in the temple in full regalia.
After Nolen’s team of musicians cycled through the music suite three times, they kicked off the ceremony.
Look, look good
Fifty berserkers dressed in bear skins, with domineering bear heads and fangs on their heads, holding shields in their left hands and steel swords in their right, are still surrounding the center Through the wooden passage, they marched out of the main entrance of the temple hall with extremely neat steps.
Since the heroic warriors suddenly appeared, the great king Ke Dang showed up
The onlookers’ nobles and people finally started to make a noise. At this moment, the Russian army, which was lined up in a human wall and holding halberds, was immediately alert. The human wall formed becomes airtight, completely ensuring that there is enough space at the ceremony site to carry out the following ceremony.
Those bear-headed berserkers stood completely under the holy tree, with the holy tree as the center, their round shields facing inward, and their sharp swords pointed directly at the people under the holy tree who knew nothing about the future. Deer herd.
The originally quiet outdoor area became noisy. Rurik was in a very excited mood as he pulled his father's old hand.
"They are waiting for us to show up."
"They are waiting for you to show up." Otto said appropriately.
"So we have to put on a good show." After that, Rurik raised his head again and looked at Rumia, who had experienced many battles in big scenes. "My high priest, let's get started."
Rumia, who wore a huge antlered helmet on her head, nodded deeply and patted her face to get excited. Perhaps the lower-level priestesses would be a little timid because of the big scene. She encouraged, "Servants of the gods and kings, don't pay attention to the eyes of mortals. Let us complete today's great sacrifice and congratulate the birth of the king. Let's go now"< /p>
She raised the high priest's wooden staff passed down from generation to generation in Ross with both hands, and took solid steps towards the light door of the hall.
Rumia stepped on the sloping wooden path with her boots, walked out of the temple, and stood on the wooden passage leading to the shrine under the tree under the attention of tens of thousands of eyes.
The passage leading to the holy tree is not far away. All the priests seem to be walking on a stage, but it is more beautiful than the stage.
The priestesses covered their chests with their hands, wearing flower crowns on their heads and looking solemn. Listen carefully, the wind blowing on their clothes makes a crisp sound.
Until now, the king has not appeared, but he is seen wearing aThe short high priest of Ross, wearing a deer-antlered helmet, stood impressively at the shrine under the sacred tree.
Under the tree is a wooden platform about one meter high on the ground, where the shrine containing the golden bust of Odin is located.
Many female priests, led by the high priest, knelt down to the shrine, and then, accompanied by the music of the band, sang a hymn to Odin that the Russians had preserved for more than a century. The ethereal chorus calmed the restlessness of the people. It was indeed a pleasure to listen to the singing of a group of girls. The Swedish nobles who were watching all praised each other. They also carefully observed the Moros rituals and thought that they should imitate them.
"You Russian people are really particular about organizing beautiful girls to serve as priests to sing together. Unfortunately, our Melalen tribe will soon have to learn it." Bjorn thought this way.
Finally, the ethereal hymn they sang together ended with the sun rising to its highest point.
The sun shone on the faces of tens of thousands of people, and people squinted their eyes and continued to wait.
Rumia was waiting for this moment. She stood in the shade of the tree, suddenly and slowly raised her wooden staff with both hands, raised her chin and looked up at the sky.
She looked around again and shouted, "Odin, Rurik, who was commanded by you, has finally ushered in his glory, let him become the king of Sweden."
She He shouted three times in succession, and his penetrating roar was inspiring.
At this moment, the horns in the band received a clear signal, and they joined forces to blow the horns.
Perhaps such a scene should be accentuated by the powerful sound of a giant copper chimney, and the resonance of ten horns would not be bad.
Rurik and Otto have been waiting for a long time, and two generations of Russian princes stepped onto the wooden platform towards glory.
It was the way they appeared that was so surprising.
This is the glory of my son and my own glory. Otto was obviously in decline, but he refused to accept his old age and forced himself to put on a suit of chain mail, except that there was no iron helmet on his head. He showed off his bald head and flowing white beard in public. This image is very attractive in the Nordic aesthetics, because some legends point out that Odin, the god king who lives in the Hall of Valor, always looks like this. Facing all the heroic spirits with their faces.
Rurik himself is particularly charming.
His golden beard has obviously been well taken care of with a knife, his golden mustache is quite regular, and his most unique golden ponytail is still fluttering in the wind.
Now the question is, the two supreme nobles of Rus, we are not wearing hats today
Rurik gave his father enough honor, Otto walked behind his son In front of you, enjoy the attention of the people. Otto did not feel that he was qualified to be a king. He was respected as a king by his son, and other nobles did not recognize him at all.
Everything is a drama.
The father and son walked through the short passage, and along the way they seemed to be reviewing Rose's rise.
The remote tribes that used to live in the fjords have finally become kings.
The more he thought about it, the more Otto’s willpower finally became uncontrollable.Feeling the pain of tear sac, he approached the sacred tree with clearly visible tear stains and stood in front of the golden statue of Odin.
At this moment, Rumia was holding a wooden staff in her right hand and holding a wooden box in her left hand.
Two generations of princes from the Principality of Rus knelt half-kneeling before the statue of the god and the high priest, carrying their luggage.
Now, let’s look at the high priest Rumia. She handed the wooden staff to her temporary deputy Svetlana, and then ordered all priests to kneel down to the statue regardless of their rank.
Facing the statue of the god, she held the wooden box high and slowly opened it, then slowly took out the golden laurel wreath inside.
As if holding a priceless treasure, he slowly turned around and placed it on Otto's bare head with great care.
Whenever you see the golden dazzling object held by the high priest, you will know that it is a crown, and the crown is actually worn on the head of old Otto
This move has never happened before. Not offering his life to the Swedish nobles undoubtedly caused an uproar. It was agreed that Rurik would be king, and now Otto became the king of all Sweden
But something dramatic happened.
Otto, who was wearing a golden laurel crown, stood up, deliberately showed off his golden crown in public, and announced as loudly as possible, "I, Otto, am not qualified to bear the weight of this golden crown. I am the first Duke of Ross. Now." , let me put this golden crown, symbolizing the King of Sweden, on Rurik's head."
Otto took off the laurel crown and put it accurately on the head of his half-kneeling son.
This moment is the highlight of the entire ceremony.
Rurik put on this golden crown and went through the above process to swear to all the Russian and Swedish nobles that the royal power of the new King of Sweden comes from the genealogy of the Russian princes and is by no means Yes, the succession of kings in the lineage of Mellaren.
This is a performance with a very strong political meaning. The smart Swedish nobles feel the subtlety of the atmosphere, especially Bjorn. He has completely abdicated now. He did not publicly announce that he gave up the kingship, which is considered a gift to himself. It's very decent, but when the Russians pulled this trick, it was obvious that the king's coronation ceremony really had nothing to do with them.
Rurik of Rus ascended the throne and had nothing to do with the previous king. The Swedish throne controlled by the Rus was not inherited from the Malaren people. It is true that Rus was born in Sweden, but the behavior of the Rus today is like an outsider's annexation of Sweden.
The uncomfortable emotions were deeply suppressed in Bjorn's heart. Even after he left the King's Palace, he was still the leader of the Melalen people. He at least had the title of Duke and had more than 20,000 men under his command. Its strength is far inferior to that of the Principality of Ross, but it is also much stronger than other Swedish tribes.
Wearing a golden laurel crown, Rurik looked around and extended his right arm to express his gratitude to the people.
"All Swedes," he said, "by the favor of God-King Odin, I, Rurik Ottosson, become the king of all Sweden. Now, I declare that Sweden will merge with Rus, a powerful Rus. The kingdom was born"
He said it many times in succession, emphasizing the name of the country.
The Swedish nobles heard this clearly. Rurik, who became king, has been emphasizing that the name of his kingdom is the Kingdom of Rus.
Bjorn was shocked when a huge stone pressed on his heart. In the end, the Melalen people lost their royal power, and in the end, even the concept of Sweden could not be saved.
Bjorn paid careful attention to other nobles. They all greeted me with smiles. Have they never cared about the concept of "Sweden"? Is it possible that from beginning to end, only the Mälaren people have insisted on the concept of Sweden.
With the feelings of family and country and a group of Swedish aristocrats who still retain a large number of tribal heritage, it is too early to talk about the concept of a unified Sweden.
The original meaning of Sweden is "the holy land under the rule of the gods", which is the proud claim of the ancestors of North Germany to the region where they live. Swedish tribes, large and small, have their own names, but only Olegin of Mälaren was the first to use the big word Sweden as his country name.
Rurik is the actual king of Sweden, and the country's name is not Sweden. This fact is completely indifferent to many Swedish nobles.
Other nobles do not care about this. What can Bjorn do if he is unwilling to do so? He is not a person who cares about face. His family is also weak. He will still need the help of the Ross nobles in the future, so he will bear it this time. Come down.
The King of Sweden was born, Rurik
The name of a new country was born, the Kingdom of Rus. Of course, the name "Kingdom of Sweden" is also an unofficial name. .
People were cheering, and Rurik’s shouts were completely drowned by the ocean of happiness.
The ritual has finally reached its peak, and now it is just a matter of pushing it to a fiery extreme.
Rurik, who became the king, resolutely drew out his steel sword and pointed it at the deer under the platform.
His words of command were drowned out by the cheers of the people, and those bear-headed berserkers had already given instructions on their tasks. Many berserkers rushed towards the deer and began the last remaining sacrifice.
The next scene is quite bloody
As for the former Duke and current Governor of Uppsala, Swined, because of his noble status, he was able to attend the first sacrifice in person. Wire. He brought all his family members, especially his own hands on the shoulders of his son Helgon, forcing this timid young man to see the entire process of the ceremony.
Hergon was not born cowardly. He had witnessed human sacrifice when he was young, and the horrific scene frightened his soul.
Now, one hundred and eleven reindeer were pushed to the ground by the Ross berserkers and their throats were cut one by one, and the sacred tree was watered with scarlet deer blood. He was so frightened that he trembled all over again.
To be honest, the whole scene of deer slaughter was too brutal. Today's reindeer sacrifice created a history. After all, Rus was upgraded to a kingdom. The largest ritual reindeer sacrifice in the past was ten, but today it has increased more than ten times.
Why you insist on one hundred and eleven reindeer is very particular.
There is enough intelligence to prove that Hafgen, the former king of Denmark, who was killed by Rurik himself, killed 111 people when he claimed to be the king of Denmark.A slave sacrificed to Odin. Ross does not need such a barbaric ritual as human sacrifice, so he should replace it with an equal number of reindeer. The scale of the ritual must not be overwhelmed by the defeated Danish Kingdom.
At this point, the Danish hero Ragnar who came specially to participate in Rurik's king ceremony realized the reason.
Ragnar did not come in vain this time. His two sons, Ivar and Bjorn, were both there. Both children watched the huge deer sacrifice with their own eyes. They were not afraid at all. On the contrary, I feel that King Rurik really respects God Odin.
The circular trench surrounding the sacred tree was filled with deer blood, and the deer carcasses were carried away in public by Russian soldiers. There is enough information to point out that there will not only be a fire dance ceremony surrounding the burning wooden tower tonight, but all the reindeer meat used in the sacrifice at noon will be turned into a delicious meal for the participants.
The trench formed a scarlet paste, the deer blood was solidifying rapidly, and the spectacular deer sacrifice was an eye-opener for everyone.
But the ceremony is not over yet.
Rurik still needed the final treatment. He pulled out his carving knife and pressed it gently on his left index finger. His bloody finger scratched the golden statue of Odin and turned into black and red. blood channel.
He jumped off the wooden platform again, holding a special long-handled water ladle, scooped up the deer blood in the ditch, and sprinkled it on the trunk of the sacred tree himself.
In the end, his blood-stained fingers meaningfully pressed on the tree trunk full of deer blood, which represented a strong symbolic meaning. The so-called lord of the world relied on this "human Igdra". Syl”, connected to the World Tree, declares the King’s will directly to Odin, King of the Gods.
The ceremony of proclaiming the king and ascending the throne is coming to an end, and that is just the end of the ceremony.
The 20,000 people entrenched in Uppsala are about to start a carnival.
Because the ceremony has been completed, Odin has recognized Rurik's throne. He is a generous king, a hero who has given all Swedish tribes glory and successful revenge. People need a carnival. .
No, under the dusk of sunset, the prepared wooden tower was set on fire
The empty space was full of barbecue stalls, and all the sacrificial deer were skinned by the Russians. The skin and venison are shared by all, even if the people present only get a tiny piece of venison.
They started a carnival, and Rurik, wearing a golden laurel crown, could finally legitimately call himself the king.
He was finally satisfied, but only temporarily.
A true king will not be satisfied with the achievements in front of him. Rurik's eyes looked to the west, east, and even more south.
Russia merged with Sweden, and a new Kingdom of Sweden, or the Rus Dynasty of Sweden, was born.
Today’s grand ceremony is obviously just the prelude to the glorious music in the future. Please remember:, free and fastest update, no anti-theft, no anti-theft