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Rurik

Rurik (also spelled Rorik, Riurik or Ryurik; Church Slavonic: Рюрикъ, romanized: Rjurikŭ; Old Norse: Hrøríkʀ; died 879) was a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who, according to tradition, was invited to reign in Novgorod in the year 862. The Primary Chronicle states that Rurik was succeeded by his kinsman Oleg who was regent for his infant son Igor.

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Died
879[a] Novgorod
Dynasty
Rurik
Issue
Igor
Reign
862–879[a]
Religion
Norse paganism
Successor
Oleg

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Rurik

Nodes68
Edges67
Triples85
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.029412
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related to Life · 23
Rurik → According, Afterwards, Chuds, East Slavic, Finnic, Krivichs, Meryans, Most, Nestor, Old Norse, Primary Chronicle, Roslagen, Rus, Scandinavian, Sineus, Slovenes, Sweden, Swedish, The, Truvor
related to Alternative theories · 19
Rurik → After, Alexander Nazarenko, Anatoly, Baltic, Danish, Dorestad, Frankish, Hedeby, Hrœrekr, In, Kirpichnikov, Normanists Boris Rybakov, Novgorod, Old Norse, Rorik, Rus, Russian, The, The Primary Chronicle
related to Legacy · 18
Rurik → Gediminids, He, House, Kievan Rus, Lithuanian Commonwealth, Michał Korybut Wiśniowiecki, Polish, Rurikid, Russia, Russian, Shuysky, The, The Romanovs, The Rurikids, Tsardom, Vasily IV, Wiśniowiecki, Zbaraski
related to Gallery · 13
Rurik → Calling, Drawn, Fyodor Bruni, Image, Ladoga, Painted, Radziwiłł Chronicle, Sineus, The Varangians Rurik, Truvor, Tsarsky, Varangians, Viktor Vasnetsov
related to Historiography · 5
Rurik → Eastern Europe, It, Norse, Primary Chronicle, The
Died · 1
Rurik → 879[a] Novgorod
Dynasty · 1
Rurik → Rurik
Issue · 1
Rurik → Igor
Reign · 1
Rurik → 862–879[a]
Religion · 1
Rurik → Norse paganism

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rus' chronicle rorik novgorod oleg igor norse russia primary 862 dynasty sineus truvor according death considered founder died 879 varangians

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RurikDied879[a] Novgorod1.00infobox
RurikDynastyRurik1.00infobox
RurikIssueIgor1.00infobox
RurikReign862–879[a]1.00infobox
RurikReligionNorse paganism1.00infobox
RurikSuccessorOleg1.00infobox
Rurikis aform of the Old Norse name Hrœrekr0.90text
Rurikrelated to Alternative theoriesThe0.60section
Rurikrelated to Alternative theoriesOld Norse0.60section
Rurikrelated to Alternative theoriesHrœrekr0.60section
Rurikrelated to Alternative theoriesRorik0.60section
Rurikrelated to Alternative theoriesDorestad0.60section

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