Queen Svetlana has been feeling uncomfortable in her stomach these days. It feels like diarrhea, but it is not real diarrhea.
This night, the situation suddenly became serious.
There was no need to doubt that the old palace was suddenly crowded with people. The prominent figures in the new Roseburg had already received the news about the prince, and they crowded into the main hall of the old palace to wait for the good news. A large number of people were also lingering in the Harvest Square, and they lit bonfires.
, warming themselves by the fire and waiting for good news.
Prince Rurik stayed with his wife in the inner chamber, and as many as ten midwives took care of the only expectant mother.
The initial situation was so smooth that Rurik didn't even have time to worry about Svetlana's difficult delivery. With two fingers, three fingers, and five fingers, the queen suddenly arched her body and screamed with all her strength, and the child was born.
"It's a boy." The midwife held the wet baby in her hands, trembling all over.
At this moment, Svetlana was completely limp. Although she did not see her child, her ears were full of praises for the baby boy.
Rurik knelt on the wooden floor and put his face against his beloved wife's cheek: "It's a boy. You did a good job. Ross has the first heir."
She wanted to say something but was suppressed by an unknown force. She was so excited that her whole body trembled slightly, her eyes were closed and tears could not stop flowing from her eyes. Her giggles proved her joy.
The baby soon started to scream, and the heart-rending scream was like a hundred people beating gongs.
Those who endured the cold wind and stayed outside to wait for the good news all heard the deafening cry.
The door of the closed house was opened a crack, and a midwife announced the birth of the prince to the people outside.
In this way, the child's cry and scream were more than just a scream. People who are good at association did not hesitate to think of the battle cry of a warrior.
The whole New Roseburg was in an uproar! The good news spread from one person to another, and within half a day the whole city learned about the birth of the direct prince.
According to Viking tradition, this child will naturally be the first heir to the Rus' cause. Starting with this baby boy, the inheritance pedigree of the supreme rule of the Rus' Principality has been officially established.
The old Russians and people from other Viking tribes were very happy that the prince's family had a legitimate heir. The Slavic people in this city were the most excited. Most of them came from the White Tree Manor, and Svetlana was the daughter of the manor.
The birth of the prince has objectively improved the social status of all Slavs from the White Tree Manor family, and all Slavs can benefit regardless of their origins.
The people in the city were singing and dancing, eating barbecue and drinking ale. Originally, a huge sleigh team was about to go to Novgorod. In the extremely cold period, even if it was a group operation, no one dared to ignore the risks involved.
Already.
In order for the trip to go smoothly, the prince made small sacrifices to the gods. People firmly believed that the birth of the direct prince was the gods answering people's prayers, and everyone could sit back and relax this time.
The birth of a baby boy is a major political event.
The visiting Swedish nobles and envoys met with the prince overnight to congratulate Rurik, and also gathered together that night to discuss the future.
The old Ungreave even saw the sleeping baby in his swaddling clothes. His body was wrinkled and his eyes were closed. At first glance, he didn't look outstanding.
As the old leader of the Angklas tribe, Angreev and other guys warmed up around the bonfire in the house. Every time he thought of the baby's little face, he was filled with emotion.
"Friends, Rurik himself is a child, and now that kid also has a son. A new era has begun, and the Russians can only get stronger and stronger. My life is coming to an end, and Rurik will also grow old.
Eventually our descendants will deal with that new baby."
"This is nonsense." King Bjorn of Sweden wrote in a rough tone, and his anxiety was also written on his face.
"That's nonsense. It's a fact." Ungreev looked at Bjorn sincerely: "The era of you Mellaren people is completely over. Didn't you find that Rurik was particularly good at giving birth? His wives and concubines
There are so many other concubines besides the main wife that I can’t count them with both hands and feet. He is the bull in April and can have a hundred children. I don’t think he can rest after his main wife gives birth to a child. I dare to say that
, and soon his concubines will also become pregnant one after another."
"If so, he is not a good man." Bjorn said casually.
The Yelmalen tribe envoy now completely ignored Bjorn's status as the King of Sweden and directly interjected: "His descendants will be very many. He can be passionate about his women, but he is a real man to the Russians. Friends, let's
We are all men, and who doesn’t want to be surrounded by many concubines in the prime of life? For example, that Karl, he is a promiscuous person. In the past, we said that guy had bad conduct, maybe Karl also wanted to expand the strength of his family. With many people,
It’s strength.”
"However, Rurik did appear to be unfaithful to his wife." Bjorn said bitterly, but now, others felt that this guy was just jealous.
Old Angreev really felt that Bjorn's words were too nutritious: "So what if he is unfaithful? Rurik looked like his father, and soon the boy became a strong bear. He was like this, and he gave birth to a large group of cubs.
This is certainly the case. Our descendants will interact with this group of people, and we Onkras people must have a good relationship with them."
This was said as if Bjorn was not a strong man.
Everyone is actually silent. The fact is that Bjorn's family is not good at childbirth. Bjorn's heir situation is very simple. He is extremely short of sons. His eldest son is not a brave man, or Bjorn.
I am not a ruthless person in the sense of a Viking.
It is precisely for this reason that the big landowners of Mälaren chose such a person as their boss. Whether it was naming the old market Birka after him or this time ordering Ross ships,
It was completed after discussion and resolution at the Nordic meeting of the Mellaren tribe. In addition, the cost of buying the ship was ultimately paid by the major families. Bjorn's family is just stronger now, and is not strong enough to make a statement because of the lack of male heirs.
, the family’s potential is not promising. Once Bjorn’s family declines, the Melalen family will choose another family patriarch to be its leader.
Since the Melalen tribe lost its political strongman family, each major family has its own agenda. A major evidence of their internal disunity is that the Melalen merchants who stayed in New Roseburg a few days ago deliberately spread a curse on the Ross royal family. Those
The merchant was beheaded, and as a result, Bjorn, as the leader of the tribe, not only was not furious, he actually stood up to the Rus and called the killing a good one.
Just like this guy who controls the power of Melalen, isn't it just to announce one thing to other small tribes - we are not strong enough, it is better for you to seek refuge with the Russians.
So what else is there to talk about in this small meeting?
The nobles and plenipotentiaries were no longer bothered to criticize the Melalen people for losing their power. They learned a lesson from Ross like no other.
Look at the current situation of this big city! Why are Russian children everywhere?
This must have a lot to do with Prince Rurik. The prince clearly ignored his wife's attitude and was frantically taking concubines. The prince himself was busy giving birth, which directly caused all the people to be busy giving birth.
The Russians have too many children. It only takes twelve years for a baby boy to become a warrior who can hold a sword and a shield.
The nobles then thought about their tribes, and it was shameful to say that there were not many children in the tribe. How could this be fun? The Russians' military strength would be extremely large. If their nobles demanded a lot, their tribes would lose the ability to resist.
Even the old Ungreave, who has lost his male power, has made up his mind: "When I go back, I will look for a woman for my son. I will not care about my daughter-in-law's attitude, I will even spend my own money to buy her." Female slaves, so that my people can have more children. I don’t want to end up in a situation where I have no soldiers to use in the future.”
The Uppsala envoys and the Yermalen envoys were deeply aware of this, and other nobles from small tribes present also agreed with this idea.
To hell with tradition!
Although King Bjorn didn't say it explicitly, he was thinking exactly the same as everyone else. Although he only had one son, wouldn't it be good to arrange ten girls for that boy? Even if it was ten female slaves, it wouldn't matter. A baby boy would be born by then. Immediately reward him with status. Wait, why only let his son take action in person? Although he is forty years old, his personal abilities have not been lost.
Other nobles have thrown away their traditions and are vying to become a passionate man like Karl Oleginson. How can they fall behind others?
Rurik did not pay attention to the small meetings of these people, and he did not even have any close associates to spy on the information. He did not even know that this group of Swedish nobles had a small meeting in private.
His thoughts were entirely focused on his crown prince, and when the baby began to cry for the first time, he designated the child as the crown prince.
Although Svetlana was young, her childbirth process was extremely smooth. People believe that she was blessed by the mother goddess Freya.
The situation went much smoother than everyone expected, and at night, Svetlana was able to start breastfeeding.
In this way, those who had doubts became more convinced that the queen was destined to be the one blessed by Freya.
So Otto's choice of this girl seventeen years ago was not a whim at all. Old Otto actually witnessed Svetlana's birth and arranged her marriage. Obviously since then, Freya has fallen. bless.
Odin blessed Rurik, Freya blessed Svetlana, and even the high priest of the Rus was ordained by God.
The people have no doubt that the Principality of Rus is actually the chosen country. Everyone can get a good life under the flag of Rus. Rurik's rule over the principality has also been greatly strengthened by this incident.
So, what is the prince's name?
It was clear that she was about to leave for Novgorod, but Svetlana's thoughts were entirely focused on her son. The baby was wrapped in selected ferret fur and placed in a rattan basket, lying quietly.
Svetlana was surrounded by endless happiness, and she really didn't care about the difficulty of the upcoming trip to Novgorod.
Her son was sleeping quietly, her husband's big hands were on her shoulders, and she happily pressed her cheek against his arms.
"How are you feeling? Are you feeling well?" Rurik asked.
"Everything is fine, except my stomach feels a little strange."
"pain?"
"No. It's just..." She dared to explain some private things to her closest relatives.
"You need to rest. Both you and the child need a long rest. I'm really sorry that we will start a long journey soon and have to make you bear the fatigue of travel."
"It doesn't matter." Lanna forced a smile, "I am a Varyag woman, I am fearless. I heard other people say that I was destined to be blessed by Freya. I was very worried..."
She actually wanted to say that Princess Mary's difficult childbirth might have happened to her, but as soon as such an unlucky thing came to her lips, she held it back.
Rurik patted her shoulder again: "If there is anything bad, don't say anything. Everything will be fine. Even during the trip, I will ensure that you and the child are absolutely warm."
"Okay." She murmured: "According to tradition, our son does need a trial. He fought with ice and snow when he was born. This is also his fate. He will be a real man. So, what is his name?"
"
"Name? That's right. I am happy to patronize him, and even give him a name. You are the mother, do you want to think about it first?"
"Well, this matter still depends on your wishes."
Naming a child is indeed a big deal. According to Slavic customs, a person is not considered complete when he is born, but is complete after being given a name. Therefore, a person has a birthday and a name day. Of course, these two
The date was the same day, but the child was born two days ago.
The Rus and other Vikings did not make this distinction.
"Just call him Osbeorn."
The meaning of the child's name is very simple. The original meaning is "life given by Odin", and Lana's name is just right.
"You have no objection?" Rurik asked again.
"What a good name. How about..."
"Um?"
"After all, this child also carries the expectations of the people in my hometown. I...can add a suffix."
"Of course. You are a mother, you have this power."
"Osborne's birth is glorious, so add the suffix slav."
"osbeornslav? That's it!"
Osborne Slavic is the baby's name. This name is a mixture of Nordic and Slavic cultures, which means that this baby boy inherits the power of the two groups.
As the father of his child, Rurik secretly made a plan in his heart.
Based on European tradition, a person's name cannot be as sophisticated and complex as the East. Beautiful words are used as male and female names, but the number of good words is not large. In order to achieve good distinction, personal names will be
Add prefix and suffix vocabulary.
As for her direct descendants, because her maternal line is the daughter of a native Slavic noble, her descendants should be added with the suffix "slav".
I also have ten Slavic concubines, but they were born frequently. Although their descendants are Russian nobles, they should not have the "slav" suffix. But those children should also have a special suffix, or a surname. Anna's
The children will be named Ananov, Bela's children will be named Belanov, Sisia's children will be named Sisyanov, and so on.
Therefore, the full name of the direct descendant Osbeornslav is osbeornslav rurrikson princprus (Prince of Russia) according to the Northish writing method, and it is osbeornslav rurrikovich princprus according to the Slavic writing method.
Although the official name is long, the child's common nickname is Osborne, and Svetlana prefers to call him Odya affectionately.
The child had a formal name overnight, and at dawn the next day Rurik officially announced his son's name.
The child's full name was written on cardboard and posted on the bulletin board of Harvest Square.
Grund and his brothers walked through the streets beating gongs and drums, announcing the prince's full name to the people.
A large number of people gathered in Harvest Square for this purpose, and they commented on the child's name. The political meaning implicit in his name could not be clearer. It meant the integration of two large ethnic groups, and it also meant that Prince Rurik of Russia was truly a real person.
Focuses on undertakings in the eastern part of the principality.
The key is that the child's name can be broken down. os can be interpreted as "East" and "God", beorn has the same meaning as bjorn, so it can be interpreted as "birth" and "guard", and slav means extremely simple.
It means glory.
Everyone can have their own understanding. Those very sensitive guest nobles all believe in the so-called "Eastern" explanation. The Prince of Ross is just like what was described in the previous meeting. The main body of the Principality of Ross is already in the East. There was no original explanation.
The idea of leading western Sweden was actually due to the selection of many nobles and he had no choice but to get the throne of Sweden.
But in Bjorn's opinion, the name Rurik gave his son was a crazy insult to himself. The more he thought about it, he felt that the name itself was a provocation.
His name, Bjorn, is bodyguard, the so-called bodyguard of his family. Rurik's son's name is like "guardian of the glorious god", and the situation suddenly becomes bigger.
So what? The trip to Novgorod is about to begin, and Bjorn tries not to care about Rurik giving birth to a son. He just wants to take a good look at the new country that the Russians have opened up in the east.
What kind of existence is the world? Is it worthy of the word glory?