Drevlians

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The Drevlians were an East Slavic tribe of early medieval Kievan Rus', known for their conflict with Prince Igor of Kiev and the subsequent brutal revenge taken on them by Princess Olga.

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Drevlians canonical 6

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf East Slavic tribe ⓘ
medieval ethnic group ⓘ
activeInPeriod early Middle Ages ⓘ
archaeologicalCulture associated with early medieval sites in northern Ukraine ⓘ
associatedEvent Olga's revenge on the Drevlians ⓘ
siege and destruction of Iskorosten ⓘ
capital Iskorosten ⓘ
chronicleAccountIncludes description of Igor's death ⓘ
description of Olga's vengeance rituals ⓘ
conflictType tribute dispute with Kievan Rus' ⓘ
culturalSphere Old Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus
culture Old East Slavic culture ⓘ
economyBasedOn agriculture ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
tribute collection ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf East Slavs ⓘ
etymology name derived from Slavic word for 'wood' or 'forest' (drevo, drevо) ⓘ
eventualFate gradual assimilation into East Slavic population ⓘ
governedBy local princes (kniazes) ⓘ
historicalEra 10th century ⓘ
integratedInto Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus
killed Prince Igor of Kiev ⓘ
linked to: Igor of Kiev
knownFor being punished by Princess Olga of Kiev ⓘ
conflict with Prince Igor of Kiev ⓘ
uprising against Kievan Rus' tribute collection ⓘ
languageFamily East Slavic languages ⓘ
legacy toponyms and folklore in northern Ukraine ⓘ
mentionedIn Primary Chronicle ⓘ
linked to: Rus' chronicles
modernLocation area around Korosten, Ukraine ⓘ
nameRefersTo people living in the woods ⓘ
neighboringTribe Dregoviches ⓘ
Polans (Eastern Europe) ⓘ
Volhynians ⓘ
opposedBy Princess Olga of Kiev ⓘ
linked to: Olga of Kiev
paidTributeTo Prince Igor of Kiev ⓘ
linked to: Igor of Kiev
partOf Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus
politicalCenter Iskorosten ⓘ
politicalStatus semi-independent tribe within Kievan Rus' ⓘ
politicalStructure tribal union ⓘ
rebelledAgainst Prince Igor of Kiev ⓘ
linked to: Igor of Kiev
region Polesia ⓘ
religion Slavic paganism ⓘ
sourceType primarily known from medieval chronicles ⓘ
subordinateTo Kievan princes ⓘ
sufferedReprisalsFrom Princess Olga of Kiev ⓘ
linked to: Olga of Kiev
territory forested regions of northwestern Ukraine ⓘ
lands between the Pripet and Teteriv rivers ⓘ
yearOfKillingIgor 945 ⓘ

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Referenced by (6)

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

Igor of Kiev → associatedPeople → Drevlians ⓘ
Olga of Kiev → opponent → Drevlians ⓘ
subject linked to: Olga Prekrasa
Volhynians → neighboringTribe → Drevlians ⓘ
Korosten → associatedWith → Drevlians ⓘ
Korosten → wasCenterOf → Drevlians ⓘ