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Re: Off topic: Nomen et omen

** Reply to message from Patricia M Godfrey  on Fri, 7 Mar
2003 10:52:39 -0500


> Does anyone know the correct spelling of the Varangian
> name for Constantinople? It's something like Mickelgard or Miklegard--or
> maybe with two a's?

Mikillgar{Edh}r
modernly "Mikklegard"

These "east Vikings" were Swedes with an admixture of Danes. They founded what
became the Russian state, first at Novgorod, then Kiev. They were among the
first people to embrace XyWrite wholeheartedly, and frequently settled
political disputes with speed typing "duels".

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Robert Holmgren
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