Ostromir
Ostromir († 1056/57) was governor of Novgorod (1054-1056 / 57) and commissioner of the Ostromir Gospel , the oldest surviving Old Slavonic manuscript.
Ostromir was a relative of Prince Isjaslav of Novgorod . In 1054 he was made governor of Novgorod by him. In 1056 or 1057 he died in a military conflict with the Tschuden .
The Ostromir Gospel was completed in 1056 or 1057.
literature
- Рыбаков Б. А., Древняя Русь. Сказания. Былины. Летописи , Moscow 1963
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SURNAME | Ostromir |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Остромир (Russian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Governor of Novgorod (1054-1056 / 57) and commissioner of the Ostromir Gospel |
DATE OF BIRTH | 10th century or 11th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 1056 or 1057 |