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Siege Of Kiev (968)
The siege of Kiev by the Pechenegs in 968 is documented in the '' Primary Chronicle'', an account that freely mixes historical details with folklore. According to the chronicle, while Sviatoslav I was pursuing his campaign against the First Bulgarian Empire, the Pechenegs (in all probability, bribed by Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Phocas) invaded Rus and besieged his capital of Kiev (Kyiv). While the besieged suffered from hunger and thirst, Svyatoslav's general Pretich deployed his ''druzhina'', his personal guard, on the opposite (left) bank of the Dnieper, not daring to cross the river against the larger Pecheneg force. Reduced to extremes, Svyatoslav's mother Olga of Kiev (who was in Kiev together with all of Svyatoslav's sons) contemplated surrender if Pretich did not relieve the siege within one day. She was anxious to send word about her plans to Pretich. At last a boy fluent in the Pecheneg language volunteered to venture from the city and urge Pretich to action. Pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Kyiv (other)
Battle of Kyiv or Battle of Kiev may refer to: * Siege of Kiev (898), by Álmos during the Hungarian migration to the west * Siege of Kiev (968), by the Pechenigs against the Kievan Rus * Siege of Kiev (1017), unsuccessful siege by the Pechenigs * Capture of Kiev (1018) by Bolesław I the Brave * Siege of Kiev (1036), defeat of the Pechenigs by Yaroslav the Wise * Sack of Kiev (1169), by a coalition assembled by Vladimir-Suzdal prince Andrey Bogolyubsky * Siege of Kiev (1203), by Rurik Rostislavich * Siege of Kiev (1240), during the Mongol invasion of Rus' * Sack of Kiev (1299), during the war between Toqta against Nogay and the Polovtsy * Sack of Kiev (1399), by Temür Qutlugh * Sack of Kiev (1416), by Edigu against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Sack of Kiev (1482), by Meñli I Giray against the Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Sack of Kiev (1651), by Janusz Radziwiłł * Siege of Kiev (1658), unsuccessful siege by Ivan Vyhovsky * Kiev Arsenal January Uprising, January 1918 * Battle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Of Kiev
Olga ( orv, Вольга, Volĭga; (); russian: Ольга (); uk, Ольга (). Old Norse: '; Lithuanian language, Lith: ''Alge''; Christian name: ''Elena''; c. 890–925 – 969) was a regent of Kievan Rus' for her son Sviatoslav I of Kiev, Sviatoslav from 945 until 960. Following her baptism, Olga took the name Elenа ( orv, Ѡлена, Olena).''Primary Chronicle'' 82. She is known for her subjugation of the Drevlians, a tribe that had killed her husband Igor of Kiev. Even though it was her grandson Vladimir the Great, Vladimir who converted the entire nation to Christianity, because of her efforts to spread Christianity through Rus', Olga is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church with the epithet "Equal-to-apostles, Equal to the Apostles". Her Calendar of saints, feast day is 11 July. Life Early life While Olga's birthdate is unknown, it could be as early as 890 AD and as late as 925 AD. According to the ''Primary Chronicle,'' Olga was of Varangians, Vara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
960s Conflicts
96 may refer to: * 96 (number) * one of the years 96 BC, AD 96, 1996, 2096, etc. Places * Ninety Six, South Carolina * Ninety-Six District, a former judicial district in the Carolinas, USA * Ninety Six National Historic Site, in Ninety Six, South Carolina Music * The song " 96 Tears" by garage rock band Question Mark and the Mysterians * "96", a song by Uverworld, a Japanese band. * "96 Quite Bitter Beings", a song recorded by rock band CKY Sports * The 2000 World Series, between the New York Yankees and New York Mets was the 96th Fall Classic * Bill Voiselle, a pitcher for the New York Giants, Boston Braves, and Chicago Cubs, wore #96 — thus his nickname was "Ninety Six" * Hannover 96, a German football club nicknamed "96" Science * Atomic number 96: curium * In astronomy: ** Messier 96, a magnitude 10.5 spiral galaxy in the constellation Leo ** The New General Catalogue object NGC 96, a spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda ** The Saros number of the solar ecli ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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