Chapter 923 Unofficial 'Russ, New Denmark Alliance Treaty'
The Danish world has been divided. Those tribes that still believe in Odin have no choice but to leave with their people when they see that they are unable to win.
Zealandia and the smaller island of Funen are options.
Considering that Horik the Overlord was strong and had the support of the Franks, everyone needed to stay together for warmth, so most people moved to the largest island of Zealand.
People paddling long boats built new settlements on the island and worked hard to expand their horizons, hoping to find some friends.
However, the international situation they find themselves facing is heartbreaking.
Zealandia is neither big nor small.
The island has a flat terrain with lakes and streams, so you don’t have to worry about fresh water supply when living here.
The islands also have many fjords, which are suitable for people to build fishing villages.
This is an isolated place. Each fjord creates a small world. The fishing villages can maintain basic self-sufficiency by living their own lives. Of course, their "lonely time" will inevitably be eliminated under the wheel of the big era.
Crushed into powder, they do not want to be killed and eliminated by more powerful forces.
When Jutland, the main settlement, was occupied by strongmen, it was completely penetrated by Frankish forces for the first time since the construction of the border wall eighty years ago.
People who did not want to be slaves or betray Odin poured into Zealandia in large numbers, and the living space of the entire island became extremely limited in an instant.
It seems that everyone still needs to continue to find a place to survive!
Some immigrated to northern Scandinavia, joining fellow tribesmen who were already expanding their villages there.
Some people tried to establish villages on the Oberliddite and Pomeranian coastlines in the south, but this initiative was strongly opposed by the locals and was abandoned.
If it had been in the past, rowing to Bornholm Island not far to the east would have been a good choice.
Where that island is located, the surrounding waters contain extremely rich fishing resources.
Many Danes did this, and then they encountered the Russian war against the entire Bornholm...
But the situation after the war became very delicate. The Russian victors did not occupy the entire fishing ground. They acquiesced to Danish fishing boats fishing here.
The initial fear turned into vigilance, and finally the village sent envoys to the occupied Bornholm Island to ask the local Rus people what they meant.
Meaning? Nothing interesting.
As long as the Danes do not attack the Russians and Swedes fishing here, the latter will not attack Danish fishing boats.
The two sides did not sign any peace treaty. Although they saw each other from a distance at sea, they had a tacit understanding to avoid direct contact. The two sides were in this neither awkward nor awkward state. As time passed, a major incident was taking place on the Jutland Peninsula.
On the occasion of the large-scale "Christian transformation", Danish villages in Zealand have heard the news that Rurik, the leader of Rus who was so-called "blessed by Odin", has been in the most glorious Uppsala temple in Sweden.
Here, he was crowned king after a luxurious ceremony.
No matter how many disputes there were in the past, the Russians established Odin as their main god, which naturally attracted everyone to him.
On one side are the Frankish forces with strong hostility and the same people who betrayed Odin. On the other hand are the foreigners who believe in Odin and also speak Norse and show a cooperative attitude.
Caught in the middle, the Danes in Zealand and its affiliated islands must choose sides.
So in AD 840, the legendary hero Ragnar returned like lightning.
He returned, even bringing with him an army and the goodwill of King Rurik of Rus.
The Danish people in Zealand, who were eager to find value recognition, decisively supported Ragnar to become the new King of Denmark. In this way, the Danes who believed in Odin could justifiably fight the "transgressor" Horik and the Frankish forces.
After naturally signing a treaty with the Kingdom of Rus, they joined forces to attack Odin's enemies.
Mahobi (Malmö) became the temporary capital of the kingdom, and the powerful mixed army of Rus, Denmark, and Växjö set up the raven flag here.
The lords from Zealand, as well as the village leaders who had lost their territories, gathered in Mahobi. They told Ragnar and others their difficulties and reported the current situation in Jutland.
Ragnar was shocked by the situation they described. He could not have imagined that his homeland had become like this!
Especially in Lindholm, the leader led the people to flee, and just this year he also sent a ship to his hometown to find out what happened.
"A stone city appeared on the hill behind us! My village was stolen by outsiders! My envoy saw with his own eyes that the flag of the Franks was flying on the hill. It was the Three Lions flag. Charlemagne's ghost finally succeeded.
!The efforts of Chief Godfrey ultimately fell short."
Lord Harold of Lindholm, his territory has always lived adjacent to the powerful Robard tribe. I think back when King Hafgen was still there, this village was a die-hard supporter of Hafgen. Times have changed, but
In just a few years, I have become a lost dog. Looking at my current situation, I am afraid that even if I rely on my own strength, it will not be possible for me to regain my hometown in a hundred years.
This Harold was hinting at something. If you want to restore Odin's faith to Jutland, you need to unite and use the power of outsiders.
Ever since, Ragnar has become the hope of all Denmark!
A brand new Danish kingdom was established. Ragnar's kingdom seemed like a joke for the time being. The Danish population he could control was very limited, probably only 50,000 people. He could obviously control a larger Danish population, so he had to go
Some remote islands sought out local villages and asked them to recognize their royal rights.
In the past, a force of 50,000 people could be described as a huge force.
As a man who has seen the power of Ross, Ragnar has broadened his horizons and truly feels that he currently does not have the strength to speak on an equal footing with the Kingdom of Ross.
Thanks to the brotherly loyalty he had accumulated in the past, and the fact that the young man Rurik was a smart and talkative man, he felt that he had to do something immediately.
It is said that Rurik and his main force are in Gothenburg, at the mouth of the Göta River.
Ragnar knew this geographical location, but in his knowledge, the local Götalans did not welcome the Danes.
There is no time to hesitate, especially now that the summer solstice has passed and the warmest days of the year have arrived, which also means that winter is not far away.
Ragnar, Spyut, Fisk and others gathered together for a meeting. Ragnar himself proposed that in the new Kingdom of Denmark, King Ragnar himself should go to Gothenburg to look for Rurik. It would be best to find him in a few days.
Complete recognition between countries and even sign a treaty within days.
The Ross ship moved again after being anchored for a few days, and Ragnar personally took several Danish lords from Zealand on board the ship to go north.
At the same time, Spyut wanted to report the news about the Silver Castle and the cavalry to the king. How to report the former, presenting the boxes of silver coins captured during the war was worth a thousand words. The latter report was just
Let the young and promising "bald" Fisk speak for himself!
The large ship sailed very arrogantly in the wide Kattegat Strait, and her presence immediately alerted the watching offshore patrol boats of Horik.
Some things cannot be hidden, such as the sudden appearance of a huge fleet by the Russian army. Even if Rurik wanted to hide it a little, the armed cargo ship and fishing boat flying the Russian flag and aggressively fishing in Kattegat directly frightened
The fishing boats of the Drobard tribe did not dare to fish here anymore, which directly caused problems in Horik's food acquisition. It also alerted Horik and the Frankish forces of Liudolf, who built a castle and planned to stay there for a long time.
No one is most familiar with this route!
He felt as comfortable sailing in Kattegat as walking in his own yard, and he did not forget to introduce his various fantastic wanderings in the past to the lord of Zealand, who was aboard a Ross ship for the first time and had seen a lot of strange things, which attracted praise from him.
This was the first time for the lords to meet directly with senior Russian personnel. Spyut was not a bossy person. He was well-informed and the so-called bragging seemed to be true. The Danish lords felt that this middle-aged man spoke very well.
It's reliable. His conversation is no different from his own. It's just that his Norse accent is a bit strange. It's probably the Rus dialect.
The perspective is on the Ross-Swedish coalition troops stationed at the mouth of the Göta River.
A new city was built here, and a wharf was built with deep wooden piles at the entrance to the sea.
Gothenburg no longer describes the cramped place where the Götalanders settled, but as redefined by the Franks, the "burg" suffix has become a dedicated suffix for large cities.
Gothenburg will finally become a city. It will have walls, a count's residence, a parliament, a temple, a warehouse, a market, and other public buildings.
The Götalans in this area were forcibly pulled into a new era. Their village alliance was replaced by the "County of Gothenburg" and the people entered the feudal era. Based on the current era, entering the feudal era will inevitably mean the improvement of productivity and organizational power.
It also means that local people have strong backers.
The locals' cooperation was not really a humiliation. They had endured it, but they were quickly defeated by absolute force.
Rurik did not intend to kill excessively, and the battle was fought. He allowed the Jotalans to surrender honorably, and immediately exchanged the current peace situation.
The glory of victory belongs to Rurik! To the Russian army!
It seems that it has little to do with the Swedish Allies.
Duke Bjorn of Mälaren, until now, has not brought enough trophies with his thousands of warriors, especially as all the people in the Göta River Basin have surrendered, and now he wants to indulge his army in plundering
, which is tantamount to killing each other, so he can only restrain his own army.
Rurik followed the local customs and held a summer solstice ceremony in Gothenburg. This ceremony won strong favor from the locals.
What to do next?
The Russian army was about to attack Denmark, and the Gothenburgers, who had a "slave-hunting feud" with Denmark, wanted to retaliate in kind. The Swedish Allies, who were unwilling to get any spoils, convinced themselves that they had no choice but to continue the war to the end if they did not want to return empty-handed.
The Rus' army unified its thinking. Rurik's fear of breaking through the Götaland allies and disbanding did not happen. The newly conquered people organized the "Count of Gothenburg's Army". This move consisted of a thousand warriors.
And was directly assigned to the commander-in-chief of Earl Blue Fox Gouldson.
Luo Jun took the time to rest. Considering that he was entering Denmark next, everyone could guess with their toes that there were a lot of tough battles to be fought.
Time was limited, and Rurik hoped to maximize the results before winter, and was committed to supporting war with war, plundering the resources of the Jutland Peninsula, and trying to directly penetrate the entire peninsula and enter Frankish territory.
The army seized the time to prepare dry food, and a large amount of fish was caught and processed into bacon jerky.
The local Jotalan people were organized, handed over their own reserves of inferior arrows, and used bone and wooden poles from local materials to make a large number of bone cluster arrows for hunting.
A batch of new flags are also being made. White burlap is smeared with woad juice, and temporary Ross flags are being mass-produced. The army will raise them after landing in Denmark to ensure that the troops do not get into trouble.
Although he sent his elder brother to order the garrison in Bornholm to share the military pressure of the main force of the Russian army if there was a war, he also brought back reinforcements and a large amount of supplies on standby from the rear.
Even for cavalry units sent out on special operations.
When dealing with these armies that cannot be controlled in time, in this era of extremely inconvenient information communication, Rurik is convinced that his current actions cannot really rely on their participation. It is best for them to cooperate with each other. Even without them, he can still penetrate the entire Denmark.
He was still busy sharpening his knife, and the good news came unexpectedly!
The sea is full of standard Russian armed cargo ships. These large ships lay out large hemp rope fishing nets and rely on high-intensity navigation to sweep the sea areas and catch herrings with high efficiency.
Seeing these real family members, Spuyut easily entered the hiding place of Ross's army.
The big ship entered the mouth of the Göta River in reverse direction. Here, everyone on the ship saw a huge military camp standing along the river.
This place is full of flag hunters, and there are warriors everywhere you look!
Seeing this, Ragnar was so shocked that he was dumbfounded, and the Lord of Zealand who was accompanying him almost fell into a coma.
Rurik never dreamed that his reinforcements would appear, and they were an unexpectedly strong reinforcement.
And, a man who sets himself up as a king...
Ragnar disembarked and was greeted by Rurik himself.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Ragnar mentioned his new identity: "I have won the support of a large number of Danish nobles, and I have become the new King of Denmark. I am here to fulfill my contract with you, and quickly recognize me as the King of Denmark.
I want to form an alliance with you!"
This was certainly something that had been discussed before, but Rurik could not have imagined that Ragnar would declare himself king without asking him for permission.
He was a little dissatisfied in his heart, but he still wanted to smile on the face of it.
Rurik was not in a hurry to speak. He noticed that there were many middle-aged men wearing mink armor here. These people could not be said to be slovenly or gorgeous. At least they looked more respectable than ordinary Vikings. These must be what Ragna meant.
The Danish lords spoke of it.
Compared with these people, Rurik's clothes were not only neat but also gorgeous. His followers were all elites of the standing army, wearing chainmail and each of them had a ferocious bear's head.
"Are you Danish... nobles?" he asked.
After this question, many lords ignored any etiquette and rushed to Rurik. This enthusiastic move was immediately stopped by the guards.
Suddenly, Harold of Lindholm shouted: "King of the Rus! Since you are a hero who believes in Odin, you should help us regardless of past grudges! Help us! Take the Danish land occupied by the Franks to help
If we take it back, if you do this, we will be friends forever!"
Harold really felt this. He did not think that after the establishment of a new Danish kingdom, the Danish King Ragnar could help him regain the territory. Now he saw the powerful Russian army stationed across the Kattegat Strait to help him regain the territory.
In my hometown, I can only rely on King Rus.
Of course, it was because of the importance of the first look that the lords saw the fierce king of the Rus for the first time. They all knew the name of Rurik, but now they saw that he was a handsome man.
He is a tall, strong man with blond hair and blue eyes. He is tall and powerful, with deep and sharp eyes. His golden beard is neatly trimmed. His armor is inlaid with gold and hung with some gemstones.
The lords could not find a more suitable adjective in their limited knowledge, so they called him "This is the god-man from Asgard who came to the world."
The Danish lords started to show their hospitality when they first met each other? Now Rurik is no longer a person who can be easily moved. If the other party is so flattering and groveling, it means that he has a huge request.
Now that the Kingdom of Denmark is done, these lords are Ragnar's vassals.
Rurik also noticed that his general "Bald" Fisk was also present. This could only prove one thing, the cavalry had arrived at Silver Castle.
Everyone held a meeting in the temporary conference hall, with more than fifty attendees!
King Rurik of Rus, generals of Rus, Earl of Finland, Earl of Narvik in Norway, Dukes of Sweden, new nobles in the Götaland region, representatives of the Växjö people, representatives of the King of Denmark and Danish lords...
This is not a meeting for mutual recognition between the Kingdom of Rus and the Kingdom of Denmark, but an out-and-out military fraternity meeting. At the same time, it is also a combat meeting to discuss the war against the Danish forces in Jutland after joining forces.
Who is the enemy? Who is the friend?
By now things are obvious.
The simple Gothenburg Parliamentary Court still needs further improvement, but Rurik stood up and attracted everyone's attention.
"Denmark has been divided! In addition to Horik, our enemies also have the Frankish forces that invaded Denmark! Those Danes who believe in Odin are our allies! Those who believe in Frankish gods and God are our enemies! Of course
, and the Frankish army are the enemies we must destroy!"
Rurik said a lot impromptuly, and it was like a eloquent essay to fend off the enemy.
Then take this opportunity, in order to ensure the success of subsequent operations and even establish the purpose of the next phase of the war, Ross must form an alliance with New Denmark.
Speaking of which, he and Ragnar, the new king of Denmark, have long been brothers. Not only did Ragnar have his two sons in his hands, they also received special aristocratic education and even affectionately called him uncle.
It is unnecessary to engage in blood-based alliances, or it is a waste of time to hold an alliance ceremony.
As for Denmark, the current New Denmark almost only has a corner of Zealand, and the most important Jutland Peninsula is still in the hands of the enemy. When Denmark fully restores the territory created by Chief Godfrey in 808,
The historic formal alliance with Rus is the most important, and the alliance ceremony will be held with great fanfare at that time.
But now, informal alliances must be made.
So, Rurik swore here in front of many nobles: "I! Rurik! King of the Kingdom of Rus! King of the Kingdom of Sweden! Ruler of the Eastern Slavs, ruler of the Finns! I declare! I
Recognize Ragnar Sigurdsson as the King of New Denmark! I declare a military alliance with New Denmark to jointly attack the Frankish invaders who betrayed Odin! Ross will work with Denmark to reshape Odin's influence in the world.
majesty!"
The bold words immediately aroused the excitement of the crowd. People banged objects wildly and made noises, and they also screamed.
Seeing this, Ragnar burst into flames. He tried hard to suppress the ecstasy in his heart and the involuntary tremors in his body, and announced: "King Rus! You are the wise king. I! Ragnar Sigurdsson, King of Denmark!
I declare that we will cooperate to fight against those who betrayed Odin and against the Franks. When we complete the victory and Denmark and Rus enter eternal peace, we are all Odin's warriors! We are as close as brothers!"
People shouted and yelled. Although the written alliance treaty was not signed, most of the top nobles in Northern Europe had gathered in this simple and unfinished meeting hall. In this era, the effectiveness of oral oaths was not as obvious as that of written treaty documents.
Difference. In other words, the written treaty document is a supplement to the oral oath and becomes a memorandum passed down to future generations.
After this meeting, the five Nordic Viking forces: the Rus, the Swedes, the Götalanders, the Narvik Norse, and the Danes. Because of the common belief in Odin and the common Frankish power, the five parties formed an alliance today.
form a strategic alliance.
A military operation to conquer the Jutland Peninsula and plan to cross the border and invade the Frankish hinterland to retaliate and sabotage was already on the horizon.