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Oleg Svyatoslavich (Russian: Олег Святославич); c. 1052 – 1 August 1115) was a prince from Kievan Rus' whose equivocal adventures ignited political unrest in the country at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries. He reigned as Prince of Chernigov from 1097 to 1115, and was the progenitor of the Olgovichi family.
- Killikiya
- Sviatoslav Yaroslavich
- 1097–1115
- Sviatoslavichi, Olgovichi (founder)
- The Primary Chronicle & Early Kings
- Vladimir The Great & Yaroslav The Wise
- Kievan Rus in Vikings & Legacy
The Russian Primary Chronicle was probably completed by c. 1113 at Kiev and was once attributed to the monk Nestor (c. 1056-1114) but is now thought to be a compilation of earlier works possibly edited by Nestor. The earliest surviving manuscript dates from 1377 with editorial notes substantiating the earlier date of the work. The Chronicleis regul...
Olga abdicated in favor of Sviatoslav I c. 963 and retired to Kiev to spend the rest of her life in domestic duties. Sviatoslav I quickly began a course of military campaigns even greater than those of Oleg and Igor to expand his territory and control traderoutes. He conquered Khazaria first, which had long been a rival power, and then the Volga Bu...
Kievan Rus was featured in Season 6 of the popular TV series Vikings in 2019 with a focus on the recurring character of Oleg the Prophet (played by Russian actor Danila Kozlovsky). Vikingsregularly compressed or combined historical events with some poetic license and the show's depiction of Oleg and various events in the region follows this same co...
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Oleg Svyatoslavich ; c. 1052 – 1 August 1115) was a Rus Sviatoslavichi prince whose equivocal adventures ignited political unrest in Kievan Rus' at the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries. He reigned as Prince of Chernigov from 1097 to 1115, and was the progenitor of the Olgovichi family.
Oct 1, 2022 · Oleg orders that he be taken to the place where the horse has died and, in an uncanny way, sees its bare bones lying on the ground. To complete his triumph against pagan priests – and against death, Oleg places his foot on the horse’s skull, only to be bitten by a snake that has been lurking inside the skull. He dies from its poisonous bite.
By the 14th century, Serbia was a fully developed feudal state. [5] [7] Foundations were set by King Milutin (1282-1321), the most important Serbian medieval ruler, who halted expansion of state in 1299 in order to consolidate it. [6] [7] Serbia peaked during the reign of king and later Emperor Dušan (1331-55).
Most of the Principality of Chernigov was located on the left bank of the river Dnieper, within the basins of the Desna and Seim rivers. The principality was supposedly populated by mostly Slavic tribes of Siverians and partially by the Dnieper Polans.
Quick Reference. Chernigov, on the river Dnieper, first appeared in the Primary Chronicle under the year 907. In the 11th–13th centuries it was the capital of a powerful, expansionist principality, whose princes ... From: Chernigov in The Oxford Dictionary of the Middle Ages ». Subjects: History — Early history (500 CE to 1500)
