- The
Drevlians,
Derevlians or
Derevlianians (Ukrainian: Древляни, romanized: Drevliany or Деревляни, Derevliany, Russian: Древля́не, romanized: Drevlyane)...
- baptism, Olga took the name Elenа. She is
known for her
subjugation of the
Drevlians, a
tribe that had
killed her
husband Igor. Even
though it was her grandson...
- Oleg
Sviatoslavich (Олег Святославич; died 977) was the
prince of the
Drevlians from 970
until his
death in 977. He was the
second son of
Sviatoslav I...
-
itself divided into
Volhynian Polesia (overlapping
northern Volhynia) and
Drevlian Polesia. This
region suffered severely from the
Chernobyl disaster. Huge...
-
Malkovna is said to be the
daughter of Malk of Liubech,
prince of the
Drevlians. The same one that
wanted to
marry Olga of Kiev
after she
became a widow...
- of
Drevlians in 945 AD. The
leader of the
Drevlians had
hopes of
marrying the
widow Olga and sent
messengers to
discuss the idea. "When the
Drevlians arrived...
- Novgorod,
imposing tribute on the East Slav tribes. In 883, he
conquered the
Drevlians,
imposing a fur
tribute on them. By 885 he had
subjugated the Poliane...
- with
these campaigns. Igor was
killed while collecting tribute from the
Drevlians in 945. The
Byzantine historian and
chronicler Leo the
Deacon (born c...
- the
ruler of Kiev went out on rounds,
visiting Dregovichs, Krivichs,
Drevlians, Severians, and
other subordinated tribes. Some paid
tribute in money...
-
erupted in 977
between Yaropolk and his
younger brother Oleg,
ruler of the
Drevlians;
Vladimir fled
abroad and ****embled a
Varangian army to ****ist him in...
