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Restored Varangians

unlock_varangians_2_advance

Powerful warriors that originally hailed from the northern Viking lands, these select few ferocious soldiers make up the core of the royal guard. Armed with axes and shields, they have often been described as pelekyphóroi bárbaroi, axe-wielding barbarians.

RequiresArmoryAdvancerequires

Unlocks

Restored VarangiansUnit Type

Conditions

Potential

Is or was Byzantium

Exact conditions

Advance tree

1. Professional Armies
2. Organized Recruitment
3. Drill Army
4. Armory
5. Restored Varangians

Connections

Requires 2

Advances

• ArmoryRenaissanceRequires

Countries

• ByzantiumPotential

Belongs to 1

• RenaissanceAge

Definitionin_game/common/advances/D008_byzantine_unlocks.txt:93

age = age_2_renaissance

▾potential = {

has_or_had_tag = BYZ

}

unlock_unit = a_varangians_2

requires = armory_advance

allow_children = no

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