Although there is some resistance among the Sweg people, there are also smart people among them who can assess the situation.
The Sveg people of Novgorod will not always be fat sheep waiting for their wool to be cut. This is a city composed of multiple large families and several small families. The attitudes of each large family towards the Rus tribe are very different.
There were several families among them, and they knew that even if all the families united, they would not be able to defeat the brave and skilled Ross Berserkers.
Instead of fighting the Russians, it is better to cooperate.
Facing the absolute strong, the weak can still choose the path of servanthood. Of course, this kind of active choice of humble behavior makes other big families very resistant. What is the use of resistance? It is not that Novgorod has never resisted. Now facing the Russians who have been raised by themselves to become more and more powerful, Novgorod Does Fugorod still have the courage to fight?
Surrounding the city of Novgorod, there is a large family manor, with more than two thousand people living here to form a huge settlement.
Many settlements merged to form Novgorod. The most powerful family formed the main body of the city, and the other lower-level families were located near the core of the small city.
There are now five big families in Novgorod. Among them is the Bellaleka family, which originally means "white tree". The core of their family is a white birch forest very close to the main city of Novgorod. Therefore, the family name is the forest.
The family does not have a surname, or in this era they do not have the concept of a surname.
The origin of this family is an ancient clan. They have forgotten much of it. They only know that the clan members moved north to this place, settled in a white forest (actually a birch forest), reclaimed land and built manors to live together as a family. Therefore, when talking to outsiders, they sometimes claim that they are from "Baishu Villager", which already has the prototype of forming a surname.
This is a large family, with 2,000 men, women, and children, but it is still slightly smaller than the nearly 4,000 people of the first family, the "Pine Needles" Sosnovahka family.
Even so, the White Tree Bellaleka family is also the second family in Novgorod.
Novgorod does not have its own king, and various families migrated here a long time ago. Many of them have forgotten their ancestors and only know that this place is called Novgorod, which originally means "new big city". Settlement here.
The White Tree Bellaresa family is aware of the Rus' people who come twice a year, and their leader's attitude towards Novgorod is changing.
After all, the Russians brought more and more amber. If the family did some polishing and processing, formed a caravan and sold it to people in Smolensk, or people further south, they would be able to obtain greater wealth.
Since the leader of the Rus people brought a large bag of amber this time and asked for a wife for the young man of his tribe, after some consideration, the White Tree Bellareka Manor decided to "take a risk".
It's not that they were blinded by Amber's money, but they understood some long-term issues.
Among the thirty girls sitting on the boat now, twenty are from "White Tree Manor".
The young people in Baishu Bellareka Manor are all relatives of each other. They basically do not marry each other, so the girls in the family marry outsiders. They understand that this is their fate since they were young.
But it would be very worrying for the girl who was chosen to marry those Rus who were good at raiding, those Varangians.
It was the patriarch Ligus who made up his mind. After discussion, the most respected group of people in the manor decided that this sudden marriage must be completed.
Especially Rigus, this young man has very long-term thinking. It is impossible for the manor to end the looting of the Rus by physical means. Even if the counterattack with force can be successful, the retreating Rus will attract other Varyag tribes. Counterattack, victory is the beginning of a greater disaster.
In order to avoid disaster, further cooperation with the Russians is a reasonable choice
The young man brought by the leader of the Rus was handsome and promising, and the girl from such a family was not married to a bad person. This situation made Ligus, who was feeling aggrieved, feel better.
As he learned more about the situation and became clear about the situation, Rigus's mentality changed quickly, because Otto, the leader of Ross, made a promise to fully accept them as part of the tribe.
But for these girls, they are the parties involved. Many of them seem to have been abandoned by their families and had to become pirate wives just because of some gems.
Along the way, many girls were not happy, especially after the wedding was completed in their hometown. Their relatives in their hometown had already confirmed that they were the wives of Russians. After losing the protection of his hometown and experiencing a long voyage, he will enter the mysterious realm, become a part of the Ross tribe, and give birth to children for them.
How could they be willing to leave their hometown if they were not forced to do so? !
The long route was boring and risky. To make matters worse, the sky was cloudy on the way back, and soon it started to snow.
Otto thoughtfully prepared some extra furs so that the people returning home could enjoy enough warmth.
People are indeed very warm, but if they sit still for a long time, a thin layer of snow will fall on their bodies.
Because the ships of the Viking family are highly maneuverable in this time and space, the crew members sacrificed a lot in order to enhance their maneuverability.
There are many types of longships, and different tribes have their own unique improvements.
The longships of the Ross tribe are slender, and they also work on the oars, that is, the blades are wider, making the ships faster.
They had to reach their hometown before the water froze. As the fleet left the Gulf of Finland, they began to head north with all their strength.
Otto knew that this time he really made the people wait, so he would please them with more wealth in return.
The fleet formed a circular formation, with the broadest longships at the core and ordinary longships surrounding them.
With experience, the leaders of each ship gradually estimated that they were very close to their hometown.
Their estimate was spot on!
Soon, some fishermen insisted on going out to sea despite the snowfall. They cruised in the waters as far away from Roseburg as possible in order to encounter the returning fleet earlier and serve as guides to lead them home.
The fleet successfully met the fishing boat, and despite the wind and snow, everything went smoothly on the way home.
In the wind and snow, a mighty fleet finally showed its unique phantom!
According to Viking tradition, not all longships were equipped with dragon head statues. Because ships are often personal property, if the owner has strength, he will decorate the ship to show it.
There are many strong men in the Ross tribe's fleet who have made contributions in previous battles. In terms of wealth distribution, it is reasonable for these people to get more. At this time, he personally had more wealth to decorate the ship, such as installing various bow decorations and printing the tribe's "oar" totem on the sail.
In a gray-white world, any unusual color is very conspicuous, even if it is blue.
Some people with good eyesight saw the behemoth approaching quickly. After seeing the blue pattern, the good news quickly spread throughout the tribe.
