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Imperial Varangians

unlock_varangians_5_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.

RequiresMilitary RevolutionAdvancerequires

Unlocks

Imperial VarangiansUnit Type

Conditions

Potential

Is or was Byzantium

Exact conditions

Advance tree

1. Military Revolution
2. Imperial Varangians

Connections

Requires 2

Advances

• Military RevolutionAbsolutismRequires

Countries

• ByzantiumPotential

Belongs to 1

• AbsolutismAge

Definitionin_game/common/advances/D008_byzantine_unlocks.txt:135

age = age_5_absolutism

▾potential = {

has_or_had_tag = BYZ

}

unlock_unit = a_varangians_5

requires = military_revolution_advance

allow_children = no

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