Chapter 855: A Powerful Kingdom of Rus Was Born

As the sun rose, the entire Uppsala village was completely empty! At the same time, a group of outsiders spontaneously heard the news yesterday and came to join in the fun.

Uppsala usually has four thousand residents, but now the total number of people gathered here with various purposes has reached an astonishing twenty thousand. In fact, no one has counted the specific number of people, but the Birka market suddenly became depressed, and the hugely populated Melalen tribe also became deserted. Even Ross's Tombstone Island stronghold at the T-junction of the ocean also became deserted.

Where are people? Where have they all gone?

The so-called people who were able to row boats arrived, and Uppsala reached the peak of prosperity for the first time in history.

Now that the sun is getting closer and closer to the highest point of the dome, anyone who sticks a stick on the ground can determine the length of the shadow and determine the time. The length of the shadow continues to shorten, and people's moods become more and more exciting.

More than 20,000 people were completely crowded into a small area centered on the sacred tree. There were more boats than fish in the small inner lake. It was as if a forest had grown on the lake. As far as the eye could see, there were all masts spread out, large and small. This was also The Great Temple of Uppsala has never been more grand since it was built.

More than a hundred male reindeer with large antlers were strung together with twine. Although there are folk rumors that when the new king ascends the throne, he must perform a human sacrifice according to the Uppsala model. Ever since the people saw a large number of reindeer walking through the arched passage among the crowd, they have understood what the Russians were thinking.

Ross’s unique sacrificial methods are also known to everyone! For example, there is another wooden tower erected by the lake. To be honest, it is very tall and attracts a group of urchins to climb the tower and play. Ross built the wooden tower for the purpose of burning. It is said that the fire tower is dedicated to Odin. Swedish businessmen who have been to New Rossburg are trying their best to describe the grand scene of the fire tower.

Obviously this large herd of reindeer was a sacrifice that replaced human sacrifice. To be fair, Rurik was really generous, that was a huge herd! At that time, Olegin became king and killed ten slaves to sacrifice to the Lake God and Odin. People at the time called it a generous act.

The Russians were too particular, and one hundred and eleven stags with big antlers were sacrificed to redefine generosity.

People were clamoring for the sacrifice of the deer, and as the time approached, more and more people were booing and shouting.

Until the intensive sound of horns shocked the whole audience with its melodious and majestic tone, it was like the revelation of the gods rushing to the beach with the long ship.

The noise of the Uppsala Great Temple suddenly stopped, and tens of thousands of eyes turned to the main hall of the Great Temple. They had a strong premonition that Prince Rus and the entire priest team were about to appear.

The sound of the horn was melodious, followed by the more ethereal sound of the bone flute, and even the soul-shattering sound of the drum.

This is the band trained by Nolen, and all the young musicians sang a majestic hymn with Nordic characteristics.

They were dressed very similar to priests, wearing plain robes and crowns of flowers on their heads, playing their own musical instruments, and walked slowly out of the temple hall.

Nolen was their leader, personally playing the bone flute to lead the way. The musicians stood in a row along the wooden passage in the center. Under people's gaze, they slowly approached the sacred tree and lined up again. The sound of flutes, horns and drums continued.

Nolen ignored tens of thousands of onlookers and was determined to perform.

Thousands of people also had a tacit understanding to maintain stability. In other words, they had already been attracted by the ceremony and would never dare to be the evil person who ruined the beauty of the ceremony.

The great king had not yet appeared, and the musicians dressed like priests stood at the altar first. The leading female musician seemed to be tireless, leading the entire band to alternately play multiple melodious tunes.

Everything was under the control of Rurik, who was standing in the temple in full regalia.

After Nolen's team of musicians cycled through the music suite three times, they kicked off the ceremony.

Look! So beautiful!

Fifty berserkers dressed in bear skins, with domineering bear heads and tusks on their heads, holding shields in their left hands and steel swords in their right hands, were still walking through the wooden passage around the center, marching in an extremely orderly manner at the main entrance of the temple hall. And out.

Now that the heroic warrior suddenly appears, will the great king appear?

The nobles and people who were watching finally started to make noises. At this moment, the Ross army, which was lined up in a human wall and holding halberds, was immediately alert. The human wall they formed became airtight, completely ensuring that there was enough space at the ceremony site to carry out the next ceremony.

Those bear-headed berserkers stood completely under the holy tree, with the holy tree as the center, their round shields facing inward, and their sharp swords pointed directly at the herd of deer who knew nothing about the future under the holy tree.

The originally quiet outdoor area became noisy. Rurik was in a very excited mood as he pulled his father's old hand.

"They're waiting for us to show up."

"I'm waiting for you to show up." Otto said appropriately.

"So we have to put on a good show." After that, Rurik raised his head again and looked at Rumia, who had experienced many battles in big scenes: "My high priest, let's get started!"

Rumia, who was wearing a huge antlered helmet, nodded deeply and patted her face to get excited. Perhaps the lower-level priestesses would be a little timid because of the big scene. She encouraged: "Servants of the gods and kings, don't pay attention to the eyes of mortals. Let us complete today's great sacrifice and congratulate the birth of the king. Now! Let's go. !”

She raised the high priest's wooden staff passed down from generation to generation in Ross with both hands, and took solid steps towards the light door of the hall.

Rumia stepped on the sloping wooden path with her boots, walked out of the temple, and stood on the wooden passage leading to the shrine under the tree under the attention of tens of thousands of eyes.

The passage leading to the holy tree is not far away. All the priests seem to be walking on a catwalk, but it is more beautiful than the catwalk.

The priestesses put their hands on their chests and looked solemn with flower crowns on their heads. Listen carefully, the wind blowing on their clothes makes a crisp sound.

Until now, the king has not shown up, but he saw the short high priest of Rus wearing a deer-antlered helmet, standing impressively at the shrine under the sacred tree.

Under the tree is a wooden platform about one meter high on the ground, where the shrine containing the golden bust of Odin is located.

Many female priests, led by the high priest, knelt down to the shrine, and then, accompanied by the music of the band, sang a hymn to Odin that the Russians had preserved for more than a century. The ethereal chorus soothed the restlessness of the people. It was indeed a pleasure to listen to the singing of a group of girls. The Swedish nobles who were watching all praised each other. They also carefully observed the Moros rituals and thought that they should imitate them.

"Organizing beautiful girls to serve as priests to sing together? You Rus people are really particular about it. Unfortunately, our Melalen tribe will soon learn how to do it." Bjorn thought this way.

Finally, the ethereal hymn they sang together ended as the sun rose to its highest point.

The sun shone on the faces of tens of thousands of people, who squinted their eyes and continued to wait.

Rumia was waiting for this moment. She stood in the shade of the tree, suddenly and slowly raised her wooden staff with both hands, raised her chin and looked up at the sky.

She looked around again and shouted: "Odin! Rurik, who was ordered by you, has finally ushered in his glory! Let him become the king of Sweden!"

She shouted three times in succession, and her penetrating roar was inspiring.

At this moment the trumpets in the band received a clear signal and they joined forces to blow the horns.

Perhaps such a scene should be accentuated by the majestic sound of a giant copper chimney, and the resonance of ten horns would not be bad at all.

Rurik and Otto have been waiting for a long time, and two generations of Russian princes stepped onto the wooden platform to achieve glory.

It was the way they came on stage that was doubly surprising.

This is the glory of my son and my own glory. Otto was obviously in decline, but he refused to accept his old age and forced himself to put on a suit of chain mail, except that there was no iron helmet on his head. He showed off his bald head and flowing white beard in public. This image is very attractive in the Nordic aesthetic, because some legends point out that Odin, the god king who lives in the Hall of Valor, always looks like this. Facing all the heroic spirits with their faces.

Rurik himself is particularly charming.

His golden beard has obviously been neatly trimmed with a knife, his golden mustache is quite regular, and his most unique golden ponytail is still fluttering in the wind.

Now the question is, the two supreme nobles of Ross, why don’t we wear hats today?

Rurik gave his father enough honor, and Otto walked in front of his son, enjoying the attention of the people. Otto did not feel that he was qualified to be a king. He was respected as a king by his son, and other nobles did not recognize him at all.

Everything is a drama.

The father and son walked through the short passage, and along the way they seemed to be reviewing Rose's rise.

The remote tribe that used to be nestled in the fjord has finally become the king.

The more he thought about it, Otto's willpower finally failed to suppress the pain in his tear sac. He approached the holy tree with clearly visible tear stains and stood in front of the golden statue of Odin.

At this moment, Rumia was holding a wooden staff in her right hand and holding a wooden box in her left hand.

The two generations of princes from the Principality of Rus knelt half-kneeling before the statue of the god and the high priest and packed their luggage.

Now, let's look at the high priest Rumia. She handed the wooden staff to her temporary deputy Svetlana, and then ordered all priests to kneel down to the statue regardless of their rank.

She faced the statue of the god, held the wooden box high, slowly opened it, and then slowly took out the golden laurel wreath inside.

As if holding a priceless treasure, he slowly turned around and placed it on Otto's bare head with great care.

Anyone who sees the dazzling golden object held by the high priest knows that it is a crown. The crown is actually worn on old Otto's head?

This move had never been done to Swedish nobles before, and it undoubtedly caused an uproar. It was agreed that Rurik would be king, but now Otto became the king of all Sweden?

However, something dramatic happened.

Otto, who was wearing a golden laurel crown, stood up, deliberately showed off his golden crown in public, and announced as loudly as possible: "I! Otto! I am not qualified to bear the weight of this golden crown! I am the first Duke of Ross. Now, it is up to me to I will put this golden crown, symbolizing the King of Sweden, on Rurik’s head!”

Otto took off the laurel crown and placed it accurately on the head of his half-kneeling son.

This moment was the highlight of the entire ceremony.

Rurik put on this golden crown and went through the above process, swearing to all the nobles of Russia and Sweden that the royal power of the new king of Sweden comes from the pedigree of the princes of Russia, which is definitely not correct, the pedigree of Mälaren Succession of Kings.

This was a performance with a very strong political meaning. The smart Swedish nobles felt the subtlety of the atmosphere, especially Bjorn. He has now completely abdicated. He did not publicly announce that he gave up the kingship, which was a huge honor for himself, but the Russians did With this trick, it is obvious that the ceremony of the king's enthronement really has nothing to do with him.

Rurik of Rus ascended the throne and had nothing to do with the previous kings. The Swedish throne controlled by the Rus was not inherited from the Malaren people. It is true that Rus was born in Sweden, but the behavior of the Rus today is like an outsider's annexation of Sweden.

The uncomfortable emotions were deeply suppressed in Bjorn's heart. After leaving the King's Palace, he was still the leader of the Melalen people. He at least held the title of Duke and had more than 20,000 men under his command. Although his strength was far inferior to that of Ross. The principality is also much stronger than other Swedish tribes.

Rurik, who was wearing a golden laurel crown, looked around and extended his right arm to express his wishes to the people.

"All Swedes!" he said, "Thanks to the love of God King Odin! I! Rurik Ottoson, become the king of all Sweden! Now, I declare! Sweden and Rus merge, a powerful Rus kingdom born!"

He said it many times in succession, emphasizing the name of the country.

The Swedish nobles heard this clearly. Rurik, who became king, kept emphasizing that the name of his kingdom was the Kingdom of Rus.

A huge stone pressed on his heart, and Bjorn was shocked. In the end, the Mellaren people lost their royal power, and in the end, they couldn't even keep the concept of Sweden?

Bjorn paid careful attention to the attitudes of the other nobles, and saw that they all greeted him with smiles. Do they never care about the concept of "Sweden"? Could it be that from beginning to end, only the people of Mälaren insisted on the concept of Sweden.

Feelings of family and country? Talking about the concept of a unified Sweden with a group of Swedish nobles who still retain the legacy of a large number of blood tribes is too forward-thinking.

The original meaning of Sweden is "the holy land under the rule of the gods", which is the proud self-proclaimed name of the ancestors of North Germany for the region where they live. Swedish tribes, large and small, have their own names, but only Olegin of Mälaren was the first to use the big word Sweden as his country name.

Rurik is the actual king of Sweden, and the name of the country is not Sweden. This fact is completely indifferent to many Swedish nobles.

If other nobles don't worry about this, what can Bjorn do if he feels unwilling to do so? He is not a person obsessed with face, and his family is also weak. He will still need the help of the Ross nobles in the future, so he will tolerate it this time.

The King of Sweden is born! It’s Rurik!

The name of a new country was born, the Kingdom of Rus! Of course, the name "Kingdom of Sweden" is also an informal country name.

People were cheering, and Rurik's shouts were completely drowned by the ocean of happiness.

The ritual had finally reached its peak, and now it was just a matter of taking it to a fiery extreme.

Rurik, who became the king, resolutely drew out his steel sword and pointed it at the deer under the platform.

His words of command were drowned out by the cheers of the people, and those bear-headed berserkers had already given instructions on their tasks. Many berserkers rushed towards the deer and began the last remaining sacrifice.

The next scene is quite bloody...

Speaking of Swined, the former Duke and current Governor of Uppsala, because of his noble status, he could attend the front line of sacrifices in person. He brought all his family members, especially his own hands on the shoulders of his son Helgon, forcing this timid young man to see the entire process of the ceremony.

Helgon was not born a coward. He had witnessed human sacrifice when he was young, and the horrific scene frightened his soul.

Now, one hundred and eleven reindeer were pushed to the ground by the Ross berserkers and their throats were cut one by one, and the sacred tree was watered with scarlet deer blood. He was trembling with fear again.

To be honest, the whole scene of deer slaughter was too brutal. Today's reindeer sacrifice created a history. After all, Rus was upgraded to a kingdom. The largest ritual reindeer sacrifice in the past was ten, but today it was more than ten times higher.

Why insist on one hundred and eleven reindeer? This is very particular.

There is enough intelligence to prove that Hafgen, the former king of Denmark, who was killed by Rurik himself, killed one hundred and eleven slaves to sacrifice Odin when he claimed to be the king of Denmark. Ross does not need such a barbaric ritual as human sacrifice, so he should replace it with an equal number of reindeer. The scale of the ritual must not be overwhelmed by the defeated Danish Kingdom.

At this point, the Danish hero Ragnar who came specially to participate in Rurik's king ceremony realized the reason.

Ragnar's visit this time was not in vain. His two sons Ivar and Bjorn were both there. Both children watched the huge deer sacrifice with their own eyes. They were not afraid at all. On the contrary, they felt that King Rurik I really respect the god Odin.

The circular trench surrounding the sacred tree was filled with deer blood, and the deer carcasses were carried away in public by Russian soldiers. There is enough information to point out that tonight there will not only be a fire dance ceremony surrounding the burning wooden tower, but all the reindeer meat used in the sacrifice at noon will be turned into a delicious meal for the participants.

The trench formed a scarlet paste, the deer blood was solidifying rapidly, and the spectacular deer sacrifice was an eye-opener for everyone.

But the ceremony was not over yet.

Rurik still needed the final treatment. He pulled out his carving knife and pressed it gently on his left index finger. His bloody finger scratched the golden statue of Odin and turned into a black and red blood path.

He jumped off the wooden platform, held a special long-handled water ladle, scooped up the deer's blood in the trench, and sprinkled it on the trunk of the sacred tree himself.

In the end, his blood-stained fingers meaningfully pressed on the tree trunk covered with deer blood, which represented a strong symbolic meaning. The so-called lord of the world relied on this "human Yggdrasil" to connect with the world. The trees are connected, directly declaring the king's will to Odin, the king of the gods.

The ceremony of proclaiming the king and ascending the throne is coming to an end, and that is just the end of the ceremony.

Twenty thousand people entrenched in Uppsala are about to start partying.

Because the ceremony is over, look for Shuyuan www.zhaoshuyuan.com Odin has recognized Rurik's throne. He is a generous king, a hero who has given all Swedish tribes glory and successful revenge. People need a carnival.

No, under the dusk of sunset, the prepared wooden tower burned!

The empty space was full of barbecue stalls, and all the sacrificial deer were skinned by the Russians. The deer meat was shared by everyone, even if the people present only got a tiny piece of deer meat.

They started a carnival, and Rurik, wearing a golden laurel crown, could finally legitimately call himself king.

He was finally satisfied, but only temporarily.

A true king will not be satisfied with the achievements in front of him. Rurik's eyes looked to the west, east, and even more south.

Rus merged with Sweden, and a new Kingdom of Sweden, or the Rus dynasty of Sweden, was born.

Today's grand ceremony is obviously just the prelude to the glorious music in the future...

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