Rurik

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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.

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Generate an image of Rurik (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.)

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rurik canonical 15
Oleg of Novgorod 1
Rurik (founder of the Rurik dynasty) 1

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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' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Novgorod Republic ⓘ
early East Slavic state formation ⓘ
category Founders of countries ⓘ
Medieval Russian rulers ⓘ
Norse explorers ⓘ
Varangians ⓘ
culturalOrigin Norse ⓘ
deathPlaceTraditionally Ladoga region ⓘ
linked to: Ladoga Karelia
dynastyFounded Rurikid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Rurik dynasty
dynastyRuled Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ
Kievan Rus' ⓘ
linked to: Kyivan Rus

Tsardom of Russia ⓘ
Vladimir-Suzdal ⓘ
ethnicOrigin Varangian ⓘ
fatherOf Igor of Kiev ⓘ
founderOf Rurik dynasty ⓘ
historicity disputed ⓘ
invitedBy Chud ⓘ
Ilmen Slavs ⓘ
linked to: 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 ⓘ
linked to: Rus' chronicles
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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (18)

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

Rurik dynasty → namedAfter → Rurik ⓘ
Rurik dynasty → founder → Rurik ⓘ
Rurik dynasty → notableMember → Oleg of Novgorod ⓘ
linked to: Rurik
Rurik (ship) → namedAfter → Rurik (founder of the Rurik dynasty) ⓘ
subject linked to: Rurik
linked to: Rurik
Kyivan Rus → notableRuler → Rurik ⓘ
Igor of Kiev → father → Rurik ⓘ
Roderic → hasCognate → Rurik ⓘ
Rus' → ruler → Rurik ⓘ
Varangians → associatedWith → Rurik ⓘ
Hrœrekr → hasGivenNameForm → Rurik ⓘ
Hrœrekr → correspondsTo → Rurik ⓘ
Rurikovo Gorodische → traditionalAssociation → Rurik ⓘ
Рюриковичи → notableMembers → Рюрик ⓘ
linked to: Rurik