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Riurik, a semi-legendary Scandinavian Varangian, was at the roots of Kievan Rus. He founded the Riurikovich dynasty that would rule Ruthenia for the next 800 years. Riurik's capital was the northern city of Novgorod. His successor Oleg relocated the capital to Kiev at around 880, thus laying the foundation of what has become known as Kievan Rus.

While the early rulers of Rus were Scandinavians, they gradually merged into the local Slavic population. Still, in the 11th century, Yaroslav, (called Jarisleif in Scandinavian chronicles) maintained the dynastic links and married two Swedish princesses (daughters of Olof Skφtkonung) and gave asylum to king Olaf II of Norway.

The movement of nobility also went in the opposite direction. According to Adam of BremenAdam of Bremen (also: Adam Bremensis was one of the most important German chroniclers of the 11th century. He is believed to have come from Meissen ( Latin Misnia in Saxony. The dates of his birth and death are uncertain, but he was probably born before 1, Anund GεrdskeAnund Gardske came from Kievan Rus', but is only mentioned by Adam of Bremen. Gardske means that he came from Gardariki which was one of the Scandinavian names for Kievan Rus'. As a Christian he refused to sacrifice to the Norse gods at the Temple at Upps, a man from Kievan Rus'Kievan Rus&prime Kievskaya Rus in Russian; Kyivska Rus in Ukrainian) was the early mostly East Slavic state dominated by the city of Kiev (ru: , Kiev uk: , Kyiv , from about 860 to the middle of the 12th century. The reigns of St. Vladimir ( 980- 1015) an was elected king of Sweden, ca 1070For alternate uses, see Number 1070. Events Hereward the Wake begins a Saxon revolt in the Fens of eastern England. Lanfranc, an Italian lawyer, becomes William's formidable Archbishop of Canterbury. Central Asian poet Yusuf Balasagun completed Kutadgu Bi. However, as he was a Christian, he refused to sacrifice to the AesirThe Aesir ( Old Norse sir singular ss feminine synja feminine plural synjur are the principal pantheon of gods in Norse mythology. They include many of the major figures, such as Odin, Frigg, Thor, Balder and Tyr. A second clan of gods, the Vanir is also at the Temple at UppsalaThe Temple at Uppsala was a Temple in Gamla Uppsala (Old Uppsala), near modern Uppsala, Sweden, created to worship the Norse gods of ancient times. The temple is only sparsely documented, but it is referred to in the Norse sagas and Gesta Danorum, and it and he was deposed by popular vote.

The unity of Kievan Rus gradually declined, and was all but gone by 1132. After that period Kievan Rus shattered into a number of smaller states all of which contested for the throne of Kiev.

Kievan Rus was finally destroyed by the MongolsThe Mongols are an ethnic group that originated in what is now Mongolia, Russia, and China, particularly Inner Mongolia. They currently number about 8. 5 million and speak the Mongol language. They form one of the 56 nationalities officially recognized by in 1240Events Batu Khan and the Golden Horde sack the Ruthenian city of Kyiv Births Pope Benedict XI Deaths April 11 Llywelyn ap Iorwerth, also known as Llywelyn "The Great" Prince of Gwynedd Monarchs/Presidents Aragon James I King of Aragon and count of Barcelo, but the Riurikovich line persisted and continued to rule northern Russian principalities until the early seventeenth century.

Rulers of Kievan Rus held the titles Knyaz and later Velikiy Kniaz, traditionally translated as Duke and Grand Duke, respectively.

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