Polutasvarf is a unique technology of the Macedonian Dynasty in Age of Empires IV: Dynasties of the East that can be researched at the Varangian Warcamp in the Castle Age. It allows each Varangian unit that is present for the destruction of a Landmark or Town Center to award the player with a boon of 20 silver.
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- Polutasvarf was an Old Norse term used by the Varangian Guard to describe their traditional right to enter the Byzantine imperial palace and treasury after the death of an emperor and take as much gold and valuables as they could carry; the word roughly means "palace pillaging" or "sweeping up great wealth" and refers to a formally accepted custom rather than uncontrolled looting, functioning as a reward for their service and loyalty during the transfer of imperial power.
