Chapter 507 She will definitely give the soul of art to the Rus people
A wonderful family banquet finally came to an end. The leader Magnute could only drink a small amount of ale on weekdays, but now he felt that he had drunk the fine wine from Asgard, and finally became extremely drunk.
The chief family, who received a large number of gifts, did not hesitate to offer their return gifts.
The entire Balmok tribe fell silent, except for some light spots on the fjord in the distance.
Those were people fishing for eels at night. I don’t know when they discovered that by lighting torches on fishing boats and then casting down fishing nets, they could catch a large number of eels. Eels are more delicious than herrings. As for today’s dinner, Rurik said
Full of praise for the grilled eel.
In the longhouse of the leader's house, in a room separated by wooden boards, Rurik, who had eaten and drank enough, just wanted to lie quietly on the soft leather mattress.
And Nolen, as a gift from the family, lay beside him.
Under the flickering flame of the oil lamp, she saw clearly Rurik's posture as he slowly took off his coat. She suppressed her nervousness, and even worried that she would become a woman tonight. But if that was really the case, she had nothing to complain about.
.
Her destiny has been arranged. Even if she is not twelve years old, she can be sure that her drunken father will immediately communicate with the priests after he wakes up, and then arrange a wedding as a matter of course. The wedding is just a formality, and now, leaving
Rick is already standing in this boudoir.
"Why are you looking at me? Are you nervous?" As he said that, Rurik threw the leather jacket aside.
Nolen sat curled up, her blond hair still hanging loose, wearing only a plain robe, and her feet inserted into a soft and warm leather blanket.
The girl murmured: "My parents have decided. You... are my man."
"Indeed. Originally, your eldest brother was the first to propose this matter."
The girl nodded and asked weakly: "Do you... like me?"
What should I say? Rurik was not busy talking, but took off his strange trousers, revealing even stranger shorts.
Rurik would not treat himself badly when it came to dressing. He would always wear comfortable shirts and shorts, just like the norm for people more than a thousand years later. Also because of his preferences, those tribal boys who accepted military training and
Girls are also ordered to dress like this. This kind of dress is really strange to Nolen's imagination.
Rurik walked forward casually and sat down casually. He stared at Nolen's face and asked: "Do you... like me?"
"I...I like it. You are a miracle man, and you also know music."
"Yes. I like you too. I like you playing the flute and singing."
"Very good."
The girl smiles like a blooming flower. She is careless. Rurik supports his great career of playing the flute and arranging new songs. He is the most perfect man in the world.
Rurik lay down calmly. Once upon a time, sleeping on a leather berth on the ground was the most commonplace. Now, this feeling is so novel.
He wanted to rest and enjoy the first peaceful sleep on stable land after twenty days of sailing, but how could Nolen let go of this dreamy man from the sea?
Rurik lived with his two traveling brothers for a whole year. What exactly did they experience? How wonderful are the Rus people? Is there really any connection between Rus and the legendary Asgard?
Nolen seemed not tired at all, she kept asking all kinds of questions.
With so many questions surrounding him, Rurik, who was bored, had no choice but to suppress his temper and listen to the girl's endless talk.
Until Nolen asked a very pointed question.
"You...you are a great person. Besides me, you have many other women."
"A lot." Rurik said calmly.
"How many are many? It doesn't matter. The priest said that the gods have many wives, and it is natural for heroes on earth to have many wives. Tell me." Nolen held Rurik's arm and kept swinging. Hearing this tone, he just
As if this girl didn't care at all.
Doesn't it really matter? Won't she be jealous?
Rurik really couldn't care less. Considering that he was a king, without a queen and a bunch of concubines, people would question the power of the king and the strength of a man. In Northern Europe in this era, this kind of doubt is the most common.
fatal.
"At least ten."
"Ah! So many!" Although Nolen was mentally prepared, she simply sat up after hearing this number. Under the dim light of the oil lamp, she looked at the smiling boy in surprise, "Then, I am among your many women.
, what kind of status will it have."
"Of course you have a noble status. My women all come from various powerful tribes. But you are the most unique. You are good at playing the flute and know how to compose songs. You are smarter than ordinary women."
Originally, Nolen didn't expect such a great man to indulge in pampering her. Rurik's words warmed her heart. She slowly lay down and continued to murmur: "Maybe a woman shouldn't pursue playing the flute too much.
.I should also do a good job as a woman like any other woman."
"No. Just because you are good at playing the flute, I like it very much and I will support you. Moreover, I want to learn."
"You want to learn? I'll teach you."
Nolen was really careless. Her hobbies were constantly affirmed. She immediately got up and turned out the bone flute made of the eagle leg bone. She sat down obediently in front of Rurik.
, playing a melodious, elegant and soul-purifying tune.
Her performance is really amazing!
Rurik sat up and felt that the person sitting in front of him was clearly a legendary female elf. The beautiful flute sound seemed to tell the distance of the sea and the tranquility of winter snow, just like her peaceful face under the oil lamp.
Make people feel comfortable.
A typical Nordic melodious tune ended.
"It's a perfect song. Maybe we should find a suitable place. I'm willing to continue listening. Your parents, two brothers, and your slaves all live in this huge longhouse. It really doesn't matter.
them?"
"It doesn't matter." Nolen shook his head gracefully: "They have long been used to it, especially my father. He never thinks that my flute is noisy. Besides, he gave me the flute and encouraged me to play."
Rurik was awakened by the sound of the flute. It seemed that Nolen's playing ability was self-taught.
She is a pure and natural literary girl. In these years, Rurik asked himself, among the women he was used to seeing who were as brave as men, suddenly a "female elf" who loved literature and art suddenly appeared. It was really wonderful.
Moreover, Rurik is really eager to learn to play the flute and play the harp (if he can get it.) It is not that Rurik is suffering from a literary disease, he feels that music is powerful, and the Russians need music to let the barbarians
Becoming elegant. I have to say that Nolen is really a musical genius. This music is full of fantasy, ethereal and melodious, which makes people feel at ease.
Compared to this girl who likes to play the flute, if you ask yourself, the Ross tribe does not have such a talent. There is not even anyone who likes music, and those who have flutes can only play the same tunes. The one kept by the tribe was snatched from nowhere.
The harps have become old and rotten, and have turned into firewood.
The music of the Western European Middle Ages all had this melodious and ethereal tune. In essence, this tune was a strong Nordic style. The reason for this is actually inseparable from the expansion of the Viking tribes.
On the contrary, it is the most decent Roman orthodox music. They learned ancient Greek music, and ancient Greek music learned from Phoenician music. As for the music of the Phoenicians, its roots are in the Mesopotamia. Even Roman music is also the same.
A wonderful blend of Middle Eastern flavor.
As for ancient Egyptian music, because they used five tones, even though they are 10,000 kilometers away from the East, their music resonates beyond time and space! The music of the Pharaoh's court is very similar to the grand, elegant and soothing music of the East.
Do the various tribes of the Vikings have to be bound to the barbaric killings? Rurik asked himself, in the past four years, the Russians who lived in the fjords had indeed begun to suddenly exert their full strength under his own instigation.
, rapid expansion was accompanied by conquest, and Rus's conquest was indeed accompanied by brutal killings. Rurik did not deny this, but he did not think it was wrong at all.
Did this killing cause "too much resentment"? Is the future of the Russian people always bound to barbarism?
No!
If the Rus' Principality is destined to evolve into a huge Rus' country, it is destined to rule most of Northern Europe and the entire Eastern Europe. Simple barbarism cannot achieve stable rule. Perhaps the Duke of Zhou created the Zhou Li, which paid great attention to the power of music.
Probably because of the ability of music to turn barbarism into elegance.
But Lucia (the unified Russian country) in Rurik's impression possesses extremely dreamy artistic abilities, so as her predecessor, the current Russian people are not good at music! I can't bear it!
The Nolen beside me, maybe all this is fate, this girl who loves music will give the Russian people an eternal soul of art, and make the Russian people forever different from those barbarians.
Even though the future of a tribe is mainly determined by the rational will of all tribesmen, Rurik now believes that the geniuses emerging from the tribe, or the talents introduced from other tribes, will give the tribe a great leap forward.
Rurik wanted to test whether Nolen was really a genius at controlling the flute.
"Nolen, if I hum a tune, can you immediately play it on the flute?"
"Of course." Noren raised his head and his confident smile made Rurik unable to doubt.
"Okay then, listen to my singing."
Rurik began to hum softly, and this piece of music was the "Grenadier March". He hummed rhythmically this piece of music with a strong sense of rhythm, and saw Nolen in front of him, her little
His body also followed his own humming, as if it was under the magic of music, and started to tremble spontaneously and rhythmically.
Why hum this tune? Rurik's intention is obvious, but Nolen's limited knowledge cannot yet detect it. Rurik's intention is to build a military band for the Russian army!
He had already had this idea, but the so-called music lovers in the Ross tribe were really bad at it.
Rurik only hummed it twice, and Nolen held the flute to show that he had completely learned it.
Then, a talented performer began her perfect playing.
The sound of the flute was refreshing and rhythmic. During the music, Rurik squinted his eyes and saw neat infantry phalanxes one after another, walking past him in neat steps.
Because "Grenadier March" is tailor-made for marching in order! It is essentially played with only two musical instruments, namely the flute and the waist drum.
Its core tune has only four sections, a military band that coordinates the march of the entire army. As long as these four sections are repeated infinitely, every soldier can adjust his or her pace according to the rhythm of the tune. On the battlefield, the army
The posture of the square formation, assisted by music to ensure that the formation is not chaotic, is like a wall pressing against the enemy. This terrifying sense of pressure will greatly overwhelm the enemy in terms of momentum.
Rurik's eyes widened and he couldn't help but applaud: "You are a true genius."
"Thank you for your compliment. You too, the tune you hum is so wonderful, it makes me have the urge to shake my body."
"Hey, you will know my purpose. Now lend me the flute and you will teach me how to play it."
"OK."
She is an emotional and talented musician, and she will definitely give Russians literature and art.
Rurik knew the power of actions and actions. If the tribesmen saw that one of the Duke's wives was fond of music, they would definitely try to imitate him.
Yes, you need to form a professional palace band. When entertaining guests, let the musicians play to entertain them.
Of course, Rurik could not learn how to play the flute all at once. Even though she was a genius, Nolen did have a strong sense of music. As for her skill in using the flute, it was because her daily life was really leisurely.
She is the daughter of the leader. Like the young girls of the large Balmok family, she does not need to learn anything else except learning some simple "lessons that women must know". The daughters of ordinary families are often five years old.
From the beginning, you must work for the family just like your other brothers and sisters.
Balmok is a "huge" tribe with a population of nearly 20,000, and Magnut has many brothers and relatively distant relatives. Those who control the ruling position have enough wealth, and their marriages are intricately intertwined, so that
Everyone's relationship has become very close. Even if there are some conflicts between each other, for the sake of blood and marriage, everyone discussed it in the forum and there were no conflicts.
A huge tribe must have a figure who represents everyone's rights, so Magnute was elected as the leader. The leader's beautiful little daughter lived a life of food. She lived like a homebody. I'm afraid she may be in a boring life.
Learning a musical instrument and composing music are the best ways to kill boredom.
Now, she has welcomed the destined man, and the big family who learned about this on the dock are completely relieved.
Magnute was sleeping soundly, and her wife Yingbjorg was so surprised by her husband's snoring that the sound of a flute came to her ears.
Any mother hopes that her daughter will have a good man. Through the description of her eldest son Biyongni, this noble Rurik is already a real man at a young age, and there are already a group of noble men around him.
woman. She was nervous at first, but as Biyoni briefly and casually described it, it was said that Rurik was extremely friendly to all his women, even to those slaves, and he was such a friendly person.
He led the Russian army to win many dangerous battles.
Yingbjorg, how much she hopes that something will happen between her daughter and Rurik this night. If there is a result, then the priests will be completely speechless. In this way, a ceremony will be held in a few days, and the daughter will be
She got married successfully. She firmly believed that Rurik would take into account the strong strength of the Balmoks and allow Nolen to have a high enough status in the new family among the many women of Rurik, Duke of Ross.
As a result, after this night, something wonderful happened to the two of them.
Magnute was still sleeping soundly. In the early morning, Yingbjorg walked into his daughter's boudoir with good intentions and followed the sound of the flute. In the room, he saw that his daughter Nolen had become two.
No! One of the people wearing strange clothes (white linen shirt) was Rurik. He looked exactly like his daughter with his blond hair and the way he played the flute.
The old woman coughed twice, attracting their attention.
"Dear Rurik, Nolen. It seems that your relationship is already very good."
"Yes." Rurik nodded: "I like her. And her ability to play the flute."
"That's great. You have come a long way, but you need to have a good rest for a few days. Rurik, in a few days the elders of the tribe will invite you to our council. These are your men's business, so I will
No more questions. Get dressed and come and have something to eat." After saying that, Yingbjorg, who looked kindly, straightened his face slightly and ordered Nolen: "He is already your man.
Nolen, take your man around our home for a while and see our fjords and great snow-capped mountains."
Nolen stuck out his tongue playfully, turned his head and smiled at Rurik...
Yingbjorg sighed slightly, turned around and left the girl's boudoir. Her two sons, especially Floki, listened to his eldest brother's lies and insisted on kicking the blond hair off their heads.
Is it necessary for real warriors to get tattoos? On the other hand, in the eyes of Yingbjorg, Rurik, this young hero from the Rus, is becoming more and more pleasing to her eyes. She wishes she could keep this boy by her side.
, unfortunately this is just an unrealistic fantasy.
When she glanced at him in the morning, she saw that Rurik was busy learning to play the flute. It was a good thing that her daughter had a confidant, but as a member of the chief family, Yingbjorg knew too well the meaning and importance of political friendship.