Dian (Hellespont)
Dian (Latin Dian , Russian Дий , Dij ) was a legendary leader of Hellespont in the 9th century. He was mentioned in Old Norse sagas .
Hellespont was an area somewhere southeast of the Baltic Sea .
Around 835 Dian was defeated and killed by the Viking leader Ragnar Lodbrok . He appointed his son Hvitserk as his successor.
Dian had two sons, Daxo and Dian. Daxo eventually defeated Hvitserk and became Prince of Hellespont.
swell
- Saxo Grammaticus : Gesta Danorum , Book IX 1. 4, 20, 21, In: Paul Herrmann (Hrsg.): Explanations of the first nine books of the Danish history of Saxo Grammaticus. First part, translation . Published by Wilhelm Engelmann, Leipzig 1901 ( online ).
literature
- Arnulf Krause: Garðariki. In: Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde (RGA). 2nd Edition. Volume 10, Walter de Gruyter, Berlin / New York 1998, ISBN 3-11-015102-2 , pp. 435-440.
Remarks
- ↑ Saxo Grammaticus mentioned a prince Handvan in the castle "Duna", which could have been on the river Düna , cf. Gesta Danorum , IX, 1. Hellespont was probably not the same as the "Hellespont" on the Dardanelles, and neither was it with Gardarike , the area along the Dnepr to the Black Sea
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dian |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dij; Дий (Russian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | legendary leader of Hellespont |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 9th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 835 |