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Igor Svyatoslavich (3 April 1151 – c. 1201), nicknamed the Brave, was Prince of Novgorod-Seversk (1180–1198) and Prince of Chernigov (1198–1201/1202).
- 3 April 1151, Novhorod-Siverskyi
- Catherine
- 1201 or 1202
- Sviatoslav Olgovich
Mar 14, 2024 · Igor Svyatoslavich (born 1150—died 1202) was a prince of the Russian lands of Novgorod-Seversky (modern Novhorod-Siverskyy, Ukraine) after 1178 and of Chernigovsky (1198–1202; modern Chernihiv, Ukraine), who led an unsuccessful campaign against the Cumans (Polovtsy) in 1185.
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The Tale of Igor, also called The Tale of Igor’s Campaign, of Igor, Son of Svyatoslav, Grandson of Oleg, describes the unsuccessful campaign of Igor Svyatoslavich, prince of Novgorod-Seversky, against his old enemies the Polovetsians, which took place in 1185. The exact date is easily determined because the army witnessed the solar eclipse of ...
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The poem gives an account of a failed raid of Igor Svyatoslavich (d. 1202) against the Polovtsians of the Don River region. While some have disputed the authenticity of the poem, the current scholarly consensus is that the poem is authentic and dates to the Middle Ages (late 12th century). [2]
Apr 24, 2011 · The Lay of Igor’s Campaign and the Works It Has Inspired. By Katherine Owens. Vestnik: The Journal of Russian and Asian Studies, Vol.3 (2005) The field of Igor Svyatoslavich’s battle with the Polovtsy, by Viktor Vasnetsov. Introduction: In A.D. 1185, as the Kievan Rus Empire was starting to deteriorate, a little known prince on the eastern ...
Feb 10, 2023 · Prince Igor Svyatoslavich the Brave (Old East Slavic: Игорь Святъславичь, Igorĭ Svjatŭslavičĭ; Russian: Игорь Святославич, Igor Svyatoslavich; Ukrainian: Ігор Святославич, Ihor Svyatoslavych; Old Norse: Ingvar Sveinaldsson) (Novhorod-Siverskyi, April 3[1] / 10,[2] 1151 – the spring of 1201[1 ...
The Battle of Alta River was a 1068 clash on the Alta River between Cuman army on the one hand and Kievan Rus' forces of Grand Prince Yaroslav I of Kiev, Prince Sviatoslav of Chernigov, and Prince Vsevolod of Periaslavl on the other in which the Rus' forces were routed and fled back to Kiev and Chernigov in some disarray.
