Rurik
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Born | Reric |
| Germany | |
| Died | Veliky Novgorod |
| Russia | |
| 879 AD | |
| Veliky Novgorod | |
| Russia | |
| House | Rurik dynasty |
| Successor | Oleg of Novgorod |
| Children | Igor of Kiev |
| Parents | Godoslav |
| Umila | |
| Place of burial | Noise - Mountain, Zapol'e (Batetskoe S/P), Russia |
| Great grandchild | Vladimir the Great |
| Yaropolk I of Kiev | |
| Oleg of Drelinia | |
| Yaropolk I of Kyiv | |
| Siblings | Sineus |
| Truvor | |
| Grandchildren | Sviatoslav I |
| Uleb Igorevich | |
| Grandparents | Witzan |
| Gostomysl | |
| Great grandparent | Aribert II |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 787772 |
Rurik Life story
Rurik was a semi-legendary Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who, according to tradition, was invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. According to the Primary Chronicle, Rurik was succeeded by his kinsman Oleg who was regent for his infant son Igor.
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