Rogvolod was born 920 in Västergötland, Sweden to Ulf Tostesson Jarl of Skara and Ingeborg and died 978 Polotsk, Polatsk Rayon, Vitsebsk Voblasts, Belarus of unspecified causes.
| Rogvolod | |
|---|---|
| Prince of Polotsk
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| Rogvolod, post stamp of Belarus | |
| Reign | 945–978 |
| Predecessor | ? |
| Successor | conquered |
| Spouse | ? |
| Issue | |
| son son Rogneda | |
| House | ? |
| Father | Ulf Tostesson Jarl of Skara |
| Mother | Ingeborg |
| Burial | ? |
Rogvolod (Russian: Рогволод, Rogvolod; Belarusian: Рагвалод, Rahvałod) (c. 920 – 978) was first chronicled prince of Polatsk (945–978). In the Russian Primary Chronicle, he is known as Рогъволодъ, probably a slavicized version of the Old Norse name Ragnvald. He came from overseas (i.e., from Scandinavia or Southern Baltic) and established himself at Polotsk in the mid-10th century. According to the Russian Primary Chronicle, Vladimir the Great sought an alliance with him in 980 by marrying his daughter Rogneda, but she insultingly refused, prompting Vladimir to attack Rogvolod and his sons and kill them, after which he forcibly took Rogneda as his wife.[1]
References
- ^ Janet Martin, Medieval Russia 980-1584 (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995), 1.
External links
- Oleg Łatyszonek, Ales’ Bely. On the Scandinavian origin of Rahvalod // Annus Albaruthenicus/Год беларускі №6. 2005.
- Rogvolod Prince of Polotsk at ancestry.com
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Rogneda Rogvolodovna of Polotsk (962-1002) | 962 | 1002 | Vladimir I Svyatoslavich of Kiev (c958-1015) |
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