Early Rus Conquests: Viking Princes in Eastern Rome

Sign up today to get 50% off in 6 months for a limited time only! https://bit.ly/KingsandGenerals2 The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the early history of Russia continues with a video on the reign of Oleg, Igor, Olga and Sviatoslav, as the Rurikids consolidate the Kievan Rus, attack the Khazars and the Byzantines. This video covers the struggle with the Drevlians and the religious rites of the Kievan Rus and its Variag masters. And, obviously, another siege of Constantinople. First video in the series - Slavs and Vikings: Medieval Russia and the Origins of the Kievan Rus: https://youtu.be/W3CvfrmHpt4 Support us on Patreon: http://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals or Paypal: http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals or by joining the youtube membership: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMmaBzfCCwZ2KqaBJjkj0fw/join We are grateful to our patrons and sponsors, who made this video possible: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ooKPbpq0z8ciEjz5Zmrga4-gWRmripm0u4BHMkkXHVc/edit?usp=sharing The video was made by our friend Michael Merc https://bit.ly/340tcO2 while the script was researched and written by Leo Stone. The art for the project was created by Robbie McSweeney This video was narrated by Officially Devin (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU0-VII-V376zFxiRGMeZGg & https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79s7EdN9uXX77-Ly2HmEjQ) ✔ Merch store ► https://teespring.com/stores/kingsandgenerals ✔ Patreon ► https://www.patreon.com/KingsandGenerals ✔ Podcast ► Google Play: http://bit.ly/2QDF7y0 iTunes: https://apple.co/2QTuMNG ✔ PayPal ► http://paypal.me/kingsandgenerals ✔ Twitter ► https://twitter.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Facebook ► https://www.facebook.com/KingsGenerals ✔ Instagram ►http://www.instagram.com/Kings_Generals Production Music courtesy of Ancestors Legacy: https://store.steampowered.com/agecheck/app/620590/ Production Music courtesy of Epidemic Sound: http://www.epidemicsound.com #Documentary #KievanRus #Constantinople