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Rurik. Rurik (also spelled Rorik, Riurik or Ryurik; [1][2][3][4] Church Slavonic: Рюрикъ, romanized: Rjurikŭ; [5][b] Old Norse: Hrøríkʀ; died 879) [6][7][a] was a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who, according to tradition, was invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. [1][10] The Primary Chronicle states that Rurik was succeeded ...
The calling of the Varangians, calling of the (Varangian) princes or invitation to the Varangians[a] (Russian: призвание варягов, romanized: prizvaniye varyagov; Ukrainian: покликання варягів, romanized: poklykannya varyahiv) is a legend [8][9][10][11] about the origins of the Rus' people, the Rurik dynasty and ...
The Varangians (/ v ə ˈ r æ n dʒ i ə n z /) [1] [2] [3] were Viking [4] conquerors, traders and settlers, mostly from present-day Sweden. [5] [6] [7] The Varangians settled in the territories of present-day Belarus, Russia and Ukraine from the 8th and 9th centuries, and established the state of Kievan Rus' as well as the principalities of Polotsk and Turov.
Rurikids. The Rurik dynasty, [a] also known as the Rurikid or Riurikid dynasty, as well as simply Rurikids or Riurikids, [1] was a noble lineage allegedly founded by the Varangian prince Rurik, who, according to tradition, established himself at Novgorod in the year 862. [2][3][4] The Rurikids were the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus' and its ...
According to the Primary Chronicle, Oleg was a "relative" or "kinsman" of Rurik, [14] and was entrusted by Rurik to take care of both his realm and his young son Igor. However, his relation to Rurik is debatable, and has been rejected by several modern scholars. [13] Oleg is narrated to have succeeded Rurik as the ruler of Novgorod in 879.
The Varangian Guard (Greek: Τάγμα τῶν Βαράγγων, romanized: Tágma tōn Varángōn) was an elite unit of the Byzantine army from the tenth to the fourteenth century who served as personal bodyguards to the Byzantine emperors. The Varangian Guard was known for being primarily composed of recruits from Northern Europe, including ...
The trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks was a medieval trade route that connected Scandinavia, Kievan Rus' and the Eastern Roman Empire. The route allowed merchants along its length to establish a direct prosperous trade with the Empire, and prompted some of them to settle in the territories of present-day Belarus, Russia and Ukraine.
862–864. Dynasty. Rurik. Sineus and Truvor (Russian: Синеус и Трувор) [a] were the brothers of Rurik, a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who is traditionally considered to be the founder of the Rurik dynasty. According to the Primary Chronicle, the brothers were invited by East Slavic and Finnic tribes to reign in northern Russia ...