Malusha was born 940 to Malk Lyubchanin and died 1020 of unspecified causes.
Malusha/Malfrida[1][2] (Old Ruthenian: Малушa, Old Norse: Málfríðr)[3] historically is known as a servant (kholopka) for Olga of Kiev and concubine of Svyatoslav I of Kiev. According to Slavonic chronicles, she was the mother of Vladimir the Great and sister of Dobrynya. The Norse sagas describe Vladimir's mother as a prophetess who lived to the age of 100 and was brought from her cave to the palace to predict the future.
Statue of Malusha , with her young son Vladimir the Great in Korosten, Ukraine
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References
- ^ Vladimir Plougin: Russian Intelligence Services: The Early Years, 9th-11th Centuries, Algora Publ., 2000
- ^ History of Ukraine-Rus': From prehistory to the eleventh century, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, 1997
- ^ Málfríðr nordicnames.de
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Vladimir I Svyatoslavich of Kiev (c958-1015) | 958 Pskov, Pskov Rayon, Pskov Oblast, Russia | 15 July 1015 Berestove, Kiev, Ukraine | Olava (c960-c995) unnamed Greek nun Rogneda Rogvolodovna of Polotsk (962-1002) Malfrida (c965-1000) Adela Anna Porphyrogenita (963-1011) Unknown von Schwaben (?-?) |
| Sfengus Svyatoslavich (c960-c1020) | 1020 | 990 | |
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