Sineus and Truvor
| Sineus and Truvor | |
|---|---|
| Princes | |
 Rurik and his brothers Truvor and Sineus arrive in Ladoga (Apollinary Vasnetsov). |
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| Reign | 860–862 |
| Predecessor | New creation |
| Successor | Rurik |
| Dynasty | Rurik Dynasty |
Sineus and Truvor, according to the 12th-century Primary Chronicle, were the brothers of Rurik of the Varangian Rus tribe. The two names are believed to be a Slavic misunderstanding based on the Scandinavian expressions Trú vor ("our faithful") and Sine hus ("his households" or "his clan").
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According to the Primary Chronicle, which dates their settlement between 860 and 862 AD,[1] Rurik settled in Novgorod,[2] while Sineus established himself at Belo Ozero, on the shores of lake Beloye,[2] and Truvor at Izborsk,[2] although archaeological findings have also suggested that his residence was in Pskov.[3] Truvor and Sineus died shortly after the establishment of their territories, and like this Rurik consolidated these lands into his own territory,[4] thus laying the foundations for the Kievan Rus'.[5]
The current scholarly interpretation, for instance, summarized in the textbook by Katsva and Yurganov,[6] is that "Rurik, Sineus, en Truvor" should be read "Rurik, sine hus, en tro(gna) vär(ingar)" (Rurik, his house/relatives, and true companions).[7]
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References [edit]
- ^ Mike Dixon-Kennedy (1998). Encyclopedia of Russian and Slavic Myth and Legend. ABC-CLIO. p. 232. ISBN 978-1-57607-063-5. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ a b c The Scots magazine, or, General repository of literature, history, and politics. Printed by Alex Chapman and for James Watson. 1802. p. 339. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Wladyslaw Duczko (2004). Viking Rus: Studies on the Presence of Scandinavians in Eastern Europe. BRILL. p. 111. ISBN 978-90-04-13874-2. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Gwyn Jones (19 July 2001). A History of the Vikings. Oxford University Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-19-280134-0. Retrieved 19 August 2012.
- ^ Thomas Schaub Noonan; Kathryn Reyerson (2006). Pre-Modern Russia and Its World: Essays in Honor of Thomas S. Noonan. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 161. ISBN 978-3-447-05425-6.
- ^ Кацва, Л. А.; Юрганов, А. Л. (1996). История России VIII-XV вв. (in Russian). Moscow: Вентана-Граф. pp. 21–22. ISBN 5708401028.
- ^ Рюрик - Синеус - Трувор. Great Soviet Encyclopedia.
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