Rise of Rurik

Now, the maharajah is happy.

Queen Svetlana has always felt uncomfortable in her stomach during this period. It was a feeling similar to diarrhea, but it was not real diarrhea.

This night, the situation suddenly became serious.

There is no need to doubt, the old palace is suddenly full of people. The brand-new Roseburg's face-saving characters have received news from the prince, and crowded in the hall of the old palace awaiting good news. There were also a large number of prowlers in Fengshou Square. They lit a bonfire and waited for the good news while burning the fire.

Prince Rurik has been with his wife in the house, and as many as ten midwives make do with the only expectant mother.

The situation went well in the early stage, and Rurik didn't even have time to worry about Svetlana's dystocia. With two fingers, three fingers, and five fingers, the queen suddenly arched her body and shouted vigorously, the child was born.

"It's a boy." The midwife held the wet baby, trembling all over.

At this moment, Svetlana was limp. Although she hadn't seen her child, her ears were full of praise for the baby boy.

Rurik knelt on the wooden floor and pressed his face to his beloved wife's cheeks: "It's a boy, you are doing well, Rose has the first heir."

She wanted to say something but her tongue was suppressed by the nameless force. She was so excited that she quivered slightly, her eyes were closed and tears could not stop. The giggles proved her joy.

The baby quickly yelled, the heart-piercing cry like a hundred people beating a gong.

Those who endured the cold wind and stayed outdoors waiting for the good news all heard the deafening cry.

The door of the confinement house was opened, and a midwife announced the birth of the prince to the people outside.

In this way, the child's howling and screaming is more than just screaming. People who are good at Lenovo didn't hesitate to think of the battle cry of a warrior.

The whole Shilla Fort is boiling! The good news spread from ten to ten, and within half a day all the people in the city learned of the birth of the direct prince.

According to the Viking tradition, this child will of course be the first heir to the Ruth career. With this baby boy, the inheritance line of the supreme ruling power of the Ruth Duchy has also been formally established.

The old Russ and people from other Viking tribes are very happy that the royal family has given birth to a legal heir. The Slavic people in this city were the most excited. Most of them were born in the White Tree Manor, and Svetlana was originally the daughter of the Manor. The birth of the prince objectively improved the social status of all Slavs of the White Tree Manor family, and even all Slavs, regardless of their origin, can benefit.

The people of the city sang and danced, ate barbecues and drank ale. The huge sled team was about to go to Novgorod. Even if it is a group action, no one dares to neglect the risks.

In order to make this trip smooth, the prince made a small sacrifice to the gods. People firmly believe that the birth of the prince is that the gods responded to people's prayers, and everyone can sit back and relax.

The birth of a baby boy is a major political event.

The Swedish aristocrats and envoys who lived there, met the prince to congratulate Rurik overnight, and gathered together to discuss the future that night.

The old Ungriffe even saw the little baby sleeping in the swaddle, wrinkled and tightly closed. At first glance, he was not outstanding.

As the old leader of the Unkras tribe, Ungriffe and the other guys gathered around the bonfire in the house to test their bodies, and each time he thought of the baby's face, he was full of emotion.

"My friends, Rurik is a child himself, and now that kid also has a son. A new era has begun, and the Ross people can only get stronger and stronger now. My life is coming to an end, and Rurik will grow old, too. Eventually our descendants will deal with the newborn cub."

"This is nonsense." King Bjorn of Sweden wrote rough words, and his anxiety was also written on his face.

"It's nonsense. It's a fact." Angriffe looked at Bjorn sincerely: "Your Mellaren era is completely over. Didn't you find that Rurik was particularly good at fertility? His wife and concubine. Many, except for the wife, the other concubine rooms can’t be counted with both hands and feet. He is the bull in April and can have a hundred children. I don’t think he can rest after his wife gives birth. I dare to assert , And soon his concubine room will have a big belly."

"If so, he is not a good man." Bjorn said casually.

The messenger of the Yilmalen tribe now completely ignores Bjorn’s status as the King of Sweden, and directly interrupts: “His descendants will be very many. He can have love for his own women, and he is a real man for the Rus. Friends, we They are all men. Who doesn’t want to be accompanied by many concubines when they are young and powerful? For example, Karl, he is a lover. In the past, we said that the guy had poor character. Maybe Karl wanted to expand his family's strength. There are many people, It’s strength."

"However, Rurik did act unfaithful to his first wife." Bjorn said bitterly, and now, other people felt that this guy was simply jealous.

Old Ungriffe really felt that Bjorn’s words were too nutritious: "What about being unfaithful? Rurik looks like his father, and soon this kid is a strong bear. He is so, he gave birth to a large group of cubs. It must be the same. Our descendants will deal with this group of people, and we Ankras people can have a good relationship with them."

It was as if Bjorn was not a majestic man.

Everyone is actually silent, the fact is that Bjorn's family is not good at giving birth. The condition of Bjorn’s heirs is very simple. He is extremely short of sons, and his eldest son is not a brave generation, or Bjorn himself is not a cruel person in the Viking sense.

It is for this reason that the big landlords of Mellaren chose such a character as the boss. Whether the old bazaar was named Birka under his own name, or the move to order the Ross ship this time, it was completed through the discussion and resolution of the Nordic meeting of the Mellaren tribe. Moreover, the cost of buying the ship is ultimately different. The big family pooled money out. Bjorn’s family is just now stronger, not strong enough to make a statement, because of the lack of male heirs, the family’s stamina is not promising. Once Bjorn’s family declines, Mellaren’s large family will choose another family patriarch as its leader.

Since the Mellaren tribe has lost the political strongman family, each big family has their own ghosts. A big evidence of their internal disunity is that the Mellaren merchants who lived in Shilla Fort some days ago deliberately spread the curse on the Rose royal family. Those merchants were decapitated, and as a result, Bjorn, the leader of the tribe, was not only not violent, but also stood in the position of the Rus and called out that he was good at killing.

It's such a guy who controls Mellaren's power, isn't he just announcing something to the other tribes-our strength is weak, it is better for you to take refuge in the Ross people.

So what else can we talk about in this small meeting?

The nobles and plenipotentiaries are too lazy to talk about the loss of power of the Mellaren people. They have learned an experience unsurprisingly from Ross.

Look at the status quo of this big city! Why are the children of the Ross people everywhere?

This must have a lot to do with Prince Ruriek. The prince himself clearly does not care about his wife's attitude and is madly accepting concubines. The prince himself is busy giving birth, which directly causes all the people to be busy giving birth.

There are too many children in the Roths. A baby boy can become a warrior who can afford a sword and a shield as long as he is given twelve years.

The nobles think about their tribes again, they are ashamed, there are not many children in the tribes. How to play this? The strength of the Rus people will be extremely large. If their nobles demand a lot, their tribe will lose the ability to resist.

Even the old-fashioned Ungriffe who has lost his masculinity has made up his mind: "When I go back, I will look for a woman for my son. I don't care about the attitude of my daughter-in-law, and I will even spend my own money to buy slave girls. , So that my people can have more children. I don't want to end up with no soldiers available in the future."

In this regard, the messengers of Uppsala and Yilmalun were deeply concerned, and the nobles of the other small tribes also agreed with this idea.

Let the tradition go to hell!

Although King Bjorn didn't say it clearly, his thoughts were exactly the same as others. Even though I only have a son, why don't you arrange ten women for that kid? It doesn't matter even if it is ten female slaves, when a baby boy is born, their status will be rewarded immediately. Wait a minute, why just let your own son go out in person? Although he is forty years old, his personal abilities have not been lost.

Other aristocrats have thrown away their traditions, vying to be an abusive man like Karl Olegenson, how can they lag behind others.

Rurik did not pay attention to the small meetings of these people, nor did he even have any cronies to spy on intelligence, and did not even know that these Swedish nobles held small meetings privately.

His thoughts were all on his crown prince, and when the baby started to cry for the first time, he appointed the child to be the crown prince.

Although Svetlana was young, the process of giving birth was extremely smooth, and people believed that she was blessed by the mother **** Freya.

The situation was much smoother than everyone thought, and only at night, Svetlana was able to start breastfeeding.

As a result, those who had doubts became more convinced that the queen was destined to be the one who received Freya's blessing.

So 17 years ago, Otto’s selection of this girl was not a whim at all. The old Otto had actually witnessed the birth of Svetlana and booked her marriage. Obviously, Freya has been down since then. bless.

Odin blessed Rurik, Freya blessed Svetlana, and even the high priest of the Rus was determined by God.

The public has no doubt that the Principality of Rus is actually the country of choice. Everyone can live a good life under the banner of Rus. Rurik's rule of the Principality has also been greatly strengthened by this matter.

So, what is the name of the prince?

Obviously he is about to go to Novgorod, Svetlana's current mind is entirely on her son. The baby was wrapped in selected ferret fur and placed in a rattan basket, lying quietly.

Svetlana was surrounded by endless happiness, and she really didn't care about the arduous journey of the upcoming trip to Novgorod.

The son is asleep quietly, her husband's big hand is on her shoulder, and she also happily put her cheek on her husband's arms.

"How are you feeling? Are you feeling well" Rurik asked.

"Everything is fine, but the stomach feels a little strange."

"pain?"

"No. It's just..." For her loved ones, she dared to explain some private things.

"You need to rest, and both you and your children need a long rest. I'm really sorry, we are going to start a long journey soon, so you have to bear the burden of traveling."

"It's okay." Lanna squeezed a smile, "I am a Varyag woman, I am fearless. I heard other people say that I was destined to be blessed by Freya. I was very worried..." In fact, she wanted to say that the dystocia of the Queen Mary might have happened to her. Such an unlucky thing just came to her lips, and she abruptly held back.

Rurik patted her shoulder again: "If there is something bad, don't say anything, everything is fine. Even during the trip, I will guarantee the absolute warmth of you and your child."

"Okay." She murmured: "According to tradition, our son does need a trial. He wrestled with ice and snow when he was born. This is also destiny. He will be a real man. So, what is his name? "

"Name? Right. I am happy to patronize, and even choose a name for each of them. You are a mother, should you think about you first?"

"Well, it still depends on your wishes."

Giving a name to a child is indeed a big deal. According to the custom of the Slavs, a person is not considered to be complete after birth. Only when a name is given, a person has a birthday and a naming date. Although these two dates are generally the same day, but the child has been born for two days.

There is no such distinction between the Rus and other Vikings.

"Just call him osbeorn."

The meaning of the child's name is very simple, the original meaning is "Life is gifted by Odin," Lanna called it right.

"You have no opinion," Rurik asked again.

"What a good name. Or..."

"Um?"

"After all, this child also carries the expectations of the people in my hometown. I... can add a suffix."

"Of course. You are a mother, you have this right."

"Osborne's birth is glorious, so add the sv suffix."

"Osbeornsv? That's it!"

Osborne Slav is the baby's name. The name is a mixture of Nordic and Slavic cultures, which means that the baby boy is the inheritance of the power of the two ethnic groups.

As the child's father, Rurik secretly made a plan in his heart.

Based on European traditions, a person's name cannot be as sophisticated as the East. Beautiful vocabulary is used for male and female names, but the number of good vocabulary is not many. In this way, in order to make a good distinction, the name of the person will be added with prefix and suffix vocabulary.

Own direct descendants, because the matriline is the daughter of a Slavic native noble, her descendants should be added to the suffix "sv".

He also has ten concubine rooms of Slavic ethnicity, but they have frequent backgrounds. Although their descendants are Ross aristocrats, they do not deserve the "sv" suffix. But those children should also have a special suffix, or last name. Anna's children are named Ananov, Bella's children are named Bellanov, Sisia's children are named Sisyanov, and so on.

Therefore, the full name of the direct descendant of Osben Slav is osbeornsv·rurrikson·prcpr (Ross Prince) in Gnostic language, and osbeornsv·rurrikovich·prcpr in Slavic language.

The official name is long, the child’s universal nickname is Osborne~www.readwn.com~ and Svetlana prefers to call him Oga personally.

The child had an official name overnight, and Rurik officially announced his son's name at dawn the next day.

The child's full name was written on hard paper and posted on the bulletin board in Harvest Plaza.

Grund took the brothers to beat the gongs and drums to walk the streets and alleys, announcing the full name of the prince to the people.

For this reason, a large number of people gathered in Fengshou Square. They commented on the children’s names. The political implications of their names could not be more clear. It means the fusion of two large ethnic groups, and it also means that Rurik, Prince of Ross, is truly Focus on the business of the eastern part of the principality.

The key is that the name of the child can be disassembled, os can be interpreted as "Eastern" and "God", beorn's ideology is the same as bjorn, so it can be interpreted as "birth" and "guard", and the meaning of sv is extremely simple. It means glorious.

Everyone can have their own understanding. Those quite sensitive guest aristocrats believe in the so-called "Oriental" interpretation. As described in the previous meeting, the main body of the Rus Principality is already in the East. The meaning of dominating Sweden in the West is that many aristocrats have no choice but to get the throne of Sweden.

But in Bjorn's view, the name Rurik gave to his son was a madness to him, and the more he Xiangyue felt that the name itself was a provocation.

His Bjorn's name is the guard, the so-called guard of his own family. Wouldn't the name of Rurik's son be like "Guard of the Glorious God", the pattern suddenly became bigger.

So what can it be? Soon it was a trip to Novgorod, Bjorn tried hard not to care about Rurik's joy. He just wanted to take a good look at what kind of existence the new world opened up by the Russians in the East is worthy of the word glorious.