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Rurik

Varangian leader who, according to the Primary Chronicle, was invited to rule by the Slavic and Finnic tribes of the north in 862 and ruled from Ladoga or Novgorod; the later Rurikid dynasty traced its descent from him. His dates are those of the chronicle.

Dates
… – 879
Events
1 event
Regions
Eastern Europe
In the threads
Eastern Europe and Rus’ before the Baptism (1st–10th c.)

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Sources

  1. Wikipedia (English): Rurik
  2. Wikipedia (Russian): Рюрик
  3. Wikidata: Q7990