Hrœrekr

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Hrœrekr is the Old Norse form of the name Rurik, the semi-legendary Varangian chieftain traditionally regarded as the founder of the Rurikid dynasty in early medieval Rus'.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Varangian chieftain
founder of dynasty
person
associatedWithDynasty Rurik dynasty
surface form: Rurikid dynasty
associatedWithPeople East Slavs
Varangians
associatedWithRegion Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'

Rus'
correspondsTo Rurik
culture Old Norse
ethnicGroup Varangian
hasGivenNameForm Rurik
hasNameVariant Rorik
Rorik
surface form: Rørik
historicalStatus semi-legendary figure
influenced formation of the Rus' polity
legacy eponym of the Rurikid dynasty
mentionedIn Rus' chronicles
surface form: East Slavic chronicles

medieval Norse tradition
nameInLanguage Old Norse language
surface form: Old Norse
role chieftain
ruler
timePeriod 9th century
early medieval period
traditionalRole founder of the Rurikid dynasty

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Rurik nameInOldNorse Hrœrekr