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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 ...
- 862 (in Novgorod)
Dec 14, 2020 · There is no doubt that the Swedish Vikings were largely blonde, which is the possible origin of their name in Slavic languages. The Rurik (or Rurikid) dynasty gets its name from a Viking chieftain named Rurik. The date for the dynasty’s founding is 862 AD, when Rurik headed the important trading center of Ladoga (Staraya).
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Oct 13, 2022 · Rurik. Rurik (also spelled Riurik) was a Varangian chieftain who arrived in the Ladoga region in modern-day Russia in 862. He built the Holmgard settlement near Novgorod in the 860s and founded the first significant dynasty in Russian history called the Rurik Dynasty. Rurik and his heirs also established a significant geographical and political ...
Sep 27, 2020 · Rurik. Rurik (also spelled Riurik) was a Varangian chieftain who arrived in the Ladoga region in modern-day Russia in 862. He built the Holmgard settlement near Novgorod in the 860s and founded the first significant dynasty in Russian history called the Rurik Dynasty. Rurik and his heirs also established a significant geographical and political ...
Power was passed down to the eldest in the local ruling dynasty and cities were responsible for their own defenses. The Byzantine Empire was also facing major upheaval, which meant a central Russian ally and trading partner was weakened, which, in turn, weakened the strength and wealth of Kievan Rus’.
Russia - Rurikid, Muscovy, Expansion: Ivan III (ruled 1462–1505) consolidated from a secure throne the gains his father, Vasily II, had won. The “gathering of the Russian lands,” as it has traditionally been known, became under Ivan a conscious and irresistible drive by Moscow to annex all East Slavic lands, both the Russian territories, which traditionally had close links with Moscow ...
Jun 27, 2018 · Rurik. Rurik (d. c. 879) Semi-legendary leader of the Varangians ( Vikings) in Russia and first Prince of Novgorod. He established his rule in c. 862, a date usually taken as marking the beginning of the first Russian state. The capital moved to Kiev under Rurik's successor, Oleg, and members of his dynasty ruled there, and later in Moscow ...
