Rurik

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Varangian chieftain founder of dynasty legendary ruler

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.

Aliases (2)

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 of Russia → Vladimir the Great → Yaroslav the Wise →
approximateReignEnd	879 →
approximateReignStart	862 →
associatedWith	Kievan Rus' → Novgorod Republic → early East Slavic state formation →
category	Founders of countries → Medieval Russian rulers → Norse explorers → Varangians →
culturalOrigin	Norse →
deathPlaceTraditionally	Ladoga region →
dynastyFounded	Rurikid dynasty →
dynastyRuled	Grand Duchy of Moscow → Kievan Rus' → Tsardom of Russia → Vladimir-Suzdal →
ethnicOrigin	Varangian →
fatherOf	Igor of Kiev →
founderOf	Rurik dynasty →
historicity	disputed →
invitedBy	Chud → 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	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 (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Rurik (ship) ("Rurik (founder of the Rurik dynasty)") → Rurik dynasty →	namedAfter
Igor of Kiev →	father
Rurik dynasty →	founder
Rurik dynasty ("Oleg of Novgorod") →	notableMember
Kyivan Rus →	notableRuler