Drevlians
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The Drevlians were an East Slavic tribe of early medieval Kievan Rus', known for their conflict with Prince Igor of Kiev and the subsequent brutal revenge taken on them by Princess Olga.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Drevlians canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
East Slavic tribe
ⓘ
medieval ethnic group ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| archaeologicalCulture | associated with early medieval sites in northern Ukraine ⓘ |
| associatedEvent |
Olga's revenge on the Drevlians
ⓘ
siege and destruction of Iskorosten ⓘ |
| capital | Iskorosten ⓘ |
| chronicleAccountIncludes |
description of Igor's death
ⓘ
description of Olga's vengeance rituals ⓘ |
| conflictType | tribute dispute with Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Rus'
|
| culture | Old East Slavic culture ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
agriculture
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ tribute collection ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | East Slavs ⓘ |
| etymology | name derived from Slavic word for 'wood' or 'forest' (drevo, drevо) ⓘ |
| eventualFate | gradual assimilation into East Slavic population ⓘ |
| governedBy | local princes (kniazes) ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 10th century ⓘ |
| integratedInto |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| killed |
Igor of Kiev
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Igor of Kiev
|
| knownFor |
being punished by Princess Olga of Kiev
ⓘ
conflict with Prince Igor of Kiev ⓘ uprising against Kievan Rus' tribute collection ⓘ |
| languageFamily | East Slavic languages ⓘ |
| legacy | toponyms and folklore in northern Ukraine ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Rus' chronicles
ⓘ
surface form:
Primary Chronicle
|
| modernLocation | area around Korosten, Ukraine ⓘ |
| nameRefersTo | people living in the woods ⓘ |
| neighboringTribe |
Dregoviches
ⓘ
Polans (Eastern Europe) ⓘ Volhynians ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Olga of Kiev
ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Olga of Kiev
|
| paidTributeTo |
Igor of Kiev
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Igor of Kiev
|
| partOf |
Kyivan Rus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan Rus'
|
| politicalCenter | Iskorosten ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | semi-independent tribe within Kievan Rus' ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | tribal union ⓘ |
| rebelledAgainst |
Igor of Kiev
ⓘ
surface form:
Prince Igor of Kiev
|
| region | Polesia ⓘ |
| religion | Slavic paganism ⓘ |
| sourceType | primarily known from medieval chronicles ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Grand Prince of Kiev
ⓘ
surface form:
Kievan princes
|
| sufferedReprisalsFrom |
Olga of Kiev
ⓘ
surface form:
Princess Olga of Kiev
|
| territory |
forested regions of northwestern Ukraine
ⓘ
lands between the Pripet and Teteriv rivers ⓘ |
| yearOfKillingIgor | 945 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Olga of Kiev