{"product_id":"hand-forged-varangian-knf","title":"Hand-forged Varangian knf","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a hand-forged traditional Varangian grind knife\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"uqp7-0-0\"\u003eBLADE: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"uqp7-0-0\"\u003e3 3\/4\" long  Hand-Forged D2 (Х12МФ Rus) high carbon steel stainless. Thickness 5 mm. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-offset-key=\"uqp7-0-0\"\u003eHandle: 4.5\u003c\/span\u003e\" Ash wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheath: natural leather treated with oils and beeswax \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cb\u003eVarangians\u003c\/b\u003e  were Viking conquerors, traders and settlers, mostly from present-day Sweden. The Varangians settled in the territories of modern-day Belarus, Russia and Ukraine, and in the 9th century, they founded the medieval state of Kievan Rus'. They also formed the Byzantine Varangian Guard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumb tright\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbinner\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3a\/Varangian_routes.jpg\/330px-Varangian_routes.jpg?width=700\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"330\" height=\"229\" class=\"thumbimage\" srcset=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3a\/Varangian_routes.jpg\/495px-Varangian_routes.jpg 1.5x, https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3a\/Varangian_routes.jpg\/660px-Varangian_routes.jpg 2x\" data-file-width=\"2133\" data-file-height=\"1481\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"thumbcaption\"\u003eMap showing the major Varangian trade routes: the Volga trade route (in red) and the Dnieper and Dniester routes (in purple). Other trade routes of the 8th–11th centuries shown in orange.\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"navbox-styles\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAccording to the 12th-century \u003ci\u003ePrimary Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e, a group of Varangians known as the Rus' settled in Novgorod in 862 under the leadership of Rurik. Rurik's relative Oleg conquered Kiev in 882 and established the state of Kievan Rus', which was later ruled by Rurik's descendants.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Siberian Forged Knives","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47561555738822,"sku":"wua1790000665212","price":173.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0743\/5819\/4374\/files\/image_f46255a9-a5cd-4b5b-8cca-108f2d56d2e7.jpg?v=1790000670","url":"https:\/\/grosgrain.shop\/products\/hand-forged-varangian-knf","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}