Sweden proposes royal marriage with the Byzantine Empire

A daughter of a high thought of noble has been offered to the byzantine king, the daughter that is cousin with king Halsten has stated that she always wanted to see Constantinople and hopes the emperor will accept.

The gracious King Halsten Stenkilson, ruler of Ultima Thule, has offered the Emperor a bride. The offer is highly revered, and the Emperor responds in gratitude that he is willing to pay for her safe and comfortable journey to Constantinople, where they shall meet and a possible wedding shall be arranged, where the King of the Swedes shall have the seat of honour.

The Emperor also states an inquiry in interest of hardy northmen that are willing to enlist in the Varangian Guard. It is said that his words are, "Give me one thousand Pagans strong in arms, I shall baptise them and save their souls, and they shall save the body of the imperial court, and the King of Swedes shall become handsomely rewarded."

As a wedding gift, the king of the glorious north has sent over a 100 captured lappi samis who will travel to Constantinoplel in hope of getting baptised and joining the ranks of the Varangian guard.

Let the King of the northlands have it known that the maiden's voyage has been completed; on a beautiful winter morning where a thin layer of snow lay upon the ground, and frost glittering like gems amidst the olive trees of Greece, she arrived with her company to the golden city of Constantinople, whose massive battlements and glittering spires dwarfed anything she had seen at home, or even in Europe. It is said a tear fell upon her cheek upon witnessing this sight.

The one hundred pagan warriors that followed along the trail also fell upon their knees upon witnessing the glorious city of the Roman Empire, and begged for the souls to be saved; for indeed, only by the hand of the one true God could such wonders be built by the humble hand of man! These fortunate souls, to be graced by the luminousness of the Orthodox church, will find their new home in the barracks of the Varangian Guard, the finest soldiers of the Empire.

While Helena, the Swedish noble maiden, finds herself a new life in the Roman court, garbed in the finest of Asian silks inlaid with Mycenean gold and glistening white pearls from Trebizond. And all of the court agree; she is like a dream, sent from God; She had the bluest of eyes, and the blondest of hair. Her mind was swift and clear, and her piety great.



The wedding is currently in planning, and the king of the Swedes is encouraged to come to Constantinople to witness the ceremony.