Rurik

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Rurik was a Varangian chieftain traditionally regarded as the founder of the Rurik dynasty and the first ruler of the early Russian state centered in Novgorod.

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Label Occurrences
Rurik canonical 13
Oleg of Novgorod 1
Rurik (founder of the Rurik dynasty) 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Varangian chieftain
founder of dynasty
legendary ruler
ancestorOf Alexander Nevsky
Ivan III of Russia
Ivan IV the Terrible
surface form: Ivan IV of Russia

Vladimir the Great
Yaroslav the Wise
approximateReignEnd 879
approximateReignStart 862
associatedWith Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'

Novgorod Republic
early East Slavic state formation
category Founders of countries
Medieval Russian rulers
Norse explorers
Varangians
culturalOrigin Norse
deathPlaceTraditionally Ladoga Karelia
surface form: Ladoga region
dynastyFounded Rurik dynasty
surface form: Rurikid dynasty
dynastyRuled Grand Duchy of Moscow
Kyivan Rus
surface form: Kievan Rus'

Tsardom of Russia
Vladimir-Suzdal
ethnicOrigin Varangian
fatherOf Igor of Kiev
founderOf Rurik dynasty
historicity disputed
invitedBy Chud
Slavs
surface form: Ilmen Slavs

Krivichs
Ves'
legacy important figure in Russian national historiography
namesake of the Rurikid ruling house
symbolic progenitor of Russian monarchy
linkedTo Scandinavian ruling elites in Eastern Europe
mentionedIn Rus' chronicles
surface form: Primary Chronicle
nameInOldNorse Hrœrekr
nameInRussian Рюрик
roleInPrimaryChronicle invited ruler of the Rus'
ruledIn Novgorod
scholarlyDebate whether he was a single historical person or a composite figure
seatOfPower Novgorod
succeededBy Oleg of Novgorod
timePeriod 9th century
traditionallyRegardedAs first ruler of the early Russian state
founder of the Russian state

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rurik dynasty namedAfter Rurik
Rurik dynasty founder Rurik
Rurik dynasty notableMember Rurik
this entity surface form: Oleg of Novgorod
Rurik namedAfter Rurik
subject surface form: Rurik (ship)
this entity surface form: Rurik (founder of the Rurik dynasty)
Kyivan Rus notableRuler Rurik
Igor of Kiev father Rurik
Roderic hasCognate Rurik
Rus' ruler Rurik
Varangians associatedWith Rurik
Hrœrekr hasGivenNameForm Rurik
Hrœrekr correspondsTo Rurik