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                <text>&lt;p&gt;Rusland NGV Garrison are a Viking re-enactment group which formed in 1991. They are part of the larger New Varangian Guard group. Rusland recreate the Varangian Guard, the bodyguard of the Byzantine Emperors and their cultural and military lifestyle c. 950-1204. The group place an emphasis on training, where members use such weapons as spear, sword, saex, and axe.&lt;/p&gt;&#13;
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