Rogwolod

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Rogwolod receives a messenger from Vladimir and talks about his offer with his daughter Rogneda, Radziwiłł Chronicle, 15th century
Rogvolod on a Belarusian postage stamp

Rogwolod (Old Russian Рогъволодъ, Роговолодъ, English Rogvolod ; † around 978 , Polotsk) was the first known prince of Polotsk . He was killed by Vladimir I , his daughter Rogneda became his wife and mother of Yaroslav the Wise .

Surname

The name Rogwolod was probably the Old Slavonic form of the Scandinavian name Ragnvald .

In Old Slavonic there are the tribes rog and wolost / wladetj = power .

The name Rogneda could come from the Scandinavian Ragnhild .

history

Various Old Russian chronicles reported about Rogwolod . The Nestor Chronicle said that Rogwolod came from "across the sea" and ruled Polotsk . Vladimir asked him for the hand of his daughter Rogneda . However, this refused. Thereupon Vladimir conquered Polotsk , killed Rogwolod and taken Rogneda as his wife.

The Joachim Chronicle gave the reason for the attack on Polotsk that it fought against Novgorod. Vladimir had previously conquered Novgorod from his half-brother Yaropolk , Rogwolod may have been his ally.

The exact dating of the events is unclear. Jakob Tschernorisez mentions June 11th, 978 as the day of Rogwolod's death. The Nestor Chronicle dates the death of the Rogwolod sons to the year 977. Yaroslav the Wise was born around 978.

progeny

  • Isjaslav, son of Rogneda, grandson of Rogwolod, was again Prince of Polotsk.

Its descendants ruled as Rogvoloditschen in Polotsk until the 12th century.

In 1019 Ragnvald Ulfsson , Swedish Jarl from Västergötland fought for Polotsk. It is possible that as a relative of Rogwolod, he was fighting for succession claims.

From around 1120, Rogwolod Vsezlavich and Rogwolod Rogwoloditsch ruled .

Web links

literature

  • Алексеев, Л. В .: Полоцкая земля в IX — XIII вв. : Очерки истории Северной Белоруссии , Moscow 1966

Remarks

  1. ↑ The Ynglingasaga named Ragnvald Olafsson , King of Vestfold , for the 9th century . The Eymund saga mentioned Jarl Ragnvald Ulfsson in 1019
  2. ↑ Алексеев, Л. В .: Полоцкая земля в IX — XIII вв .: Очерки истории Северной Белоруссии , Москва 1966, p. 238
  3. ↑ Jakob Tschernorisez , Nestorchronik , Suzdaler Chronik in the Laurentius-Chronik , Joachimschronik
  4. ↑ cf. WN Tatishchev
  5. ↑ 11th century
  6. ↑ For the year 1054 she wrote that he was 76 years old
  7. ↑ Ragnvald was in the retinue of Yaroslav the Wise. This fought against Brjatscheslav, son of Isjaslav for areas in the Principality of Polotsk, cf. Eymundar þáttr hrings (Emundsaga)
  8. ↑ An assumption based on the same name
personal data
SURNAME Rogwolod
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Рогъволодъ; Роговолодъ; Rogvolod
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Prince of Polotsk
DATE OF BIRTH 9th century or 10th century
DATE OF DEATH at 978