Reign 945–978 Spouse ? Predecessor ? Issue son
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Rogneda Name Rogvolod Rogvolod | Successor conquered Died 978 AD, Polotsk, Belarus Burial ? Children Rogneda of Polotsk | |
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Grandsons Yaroslav the Wise, Izyaslav of Polotsk, Vsevolod, Mstislav of Chernigov Granddaughters Predslava, Premislava, Mstislava Great grandchildren Bryachislav of Polotsk, Iziaslav I of Kiev Similar People Rogneda of Polotsk, Vladimir the Great, Malusha, Yaroslav the Wise, Sviatopolk I of Kiev | ||
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 Polatsk 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.
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