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Rurik Lachyn (Ulafsson) b. before 850 d. 879
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| Lineage | Rurikid |
| Sex | Male |
| Full name (at birth) | Rurik Lachyn |
| Other last names | Ulafsson |
| Other given names | Рюрик |
| Parents
♂ Olav I Bjornsson (i Adelso) [Munso] b. about 823 d. about 855 ♀ Umila Vendel (of the Obodrite) [Obodrite] b. after 815 | |
| Wiki-page | wikipedia:Rurik |
Events
before 850 birth: Birka, Malaren, Roselagen
child birth: ♀ Ephanda Ruriksdotter [Rurikid]
878 child birth: ♂ Игорь Рюрикович [Rurikiden] b. 878 d. 945
879 death: Holmgaard, Novgorod (Nova-Gurdjarod)
Notes
This person is given by some authors as a "make believe" person
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Родовід на сьогодні має 19 локалізацій. До того ж кілька локалізацій є процесі розробки.
Така система створена для того, щоб користувачі могли заводити свій родовід тими мовами, якими їм це зручніше робити.
Крім того, така система полегшує пошук для інших користувачів.
Коли ви заводите запис мовою відмінною від мови локалізації, ви проявляєте неповагу до інших учасників проекту.
Якщо ви помилилися, ви можете привести запис у відповідність до цієї локалізації, або створити його відповідник бажаною для вас мовою (як це зробити див. у довідці
основатель государственности Руси
Historians have for decades attributed to Rurik some brothers named Sineus and Truvor. Unfortunately these names do not bear any resemblance to any of the known names used by the Rosomani, Ywar, Svear, or Vendels. They are likely misinterpretations of Scandinavian terms expressing details of the Dynastic relations wherein Rurik arrived from Vendland with "sinhus" (Old Norse: his household) and "trosvanner" (Old Norse: sworn liegemen). They set sail from Roselagen (The Upsalan archepelago) and the contingency consisted of native Svear (of Upsala, Now Sweden) and Rosamani (Eastern Gothic Continentals) and built a fortess in 862, just south of Novgorod.
Many Academics, using only the Scandinavian sources, have disputed his historical existence stating that Rurik was an amalgamated mythological person. But over the years many different theories regarding the identity of Rurik, as academics wrestle with archaeological evidence which validates the existence of a large Norse/Gothic contingency in the region of Novgorod. Unfortunately, many of the theories which have been proven implausable are still proliferated through the internet (even appearing in various linguistic versions of Wikipedia).
One such theory proposes identifies Rurik as Rorik of Dorestad, a Danish Viking leader that ravaged the southern North Sea and Frankish Continent and then was established as a fuedal lord in Dorestad (an important trading settlement on the Rhine river in then-Friesland). He disappears from history around 860 but in 880 a document reports he is deceased. (English and Dutch version of Wikipedia). Rorik of Dorestad is recorded as late as 872 in negotiation with the Franks in Namur (now France). The Annales Bertiniani show that Rorik of Dorestad was dead by the year 880. Since non of this Rorik's career can be traced to the Eastern Baltic the identification of him as Rurik of Novgorod has been largely discredited.
Although a date of 862 is traditionally assigned to the establishment of Rurik's fortress, archeological studies indicate that Rurik's settlement was at least a century older, and was already an established Nordic trade center. This was an area controlled by the Gothic sea kings of the Birko Malaren District, which was referred to as the Roselagen/Ruselagen. Etymologically, Roden, or Roslagen, stems from the Estonian names for Sweden: Ruotsi and Rootsi.
In Viking Age Mälaren was still a bay of the Baltic Sea, and seagoing vessels could sail up it far into the interior of Sweden. Birka was conveniently near the trade routes through Södertälje kanal. Due to the post-glacial rebound, Södertälje kanal and the mouth of Riddarfjärden bay had become so shallow by about the year 1200 that ships had to unload their cargoes near the entrances, and progressively the bay became a lake.
The etymological origin of the name Mälaren stems from the Norse word mælir meaning gravel and describing an archipelago. The lake was previously known as Løgrinn, which is Old Norse for "The Lake", from Old Norse lögr, meaning a lake or liquid. This is etymologically similar to the aged verb löga, "to bathe" and arguably related to the place name Ladoga. It is interesting to note that one of the cognomen (nick names) by which Rurik is distinguised is the name "Lachyn" or "the one from the Lake."
Rurik was born in Birka on the island of Birca/Birka (now known as Bjorko). The archaeological sites of Birka (Founded in the mid 700's) and Hovgården, on the neighbouring island of Adelsö, were the Baltic link in the river and portage route through Ladoga (Aldeigja) and Novgorod (Holmsgard) to the Byzantine Empire and the Abbasid Califate. The Latin name Birca is derived from the Old Norse word "birk" meaning market place.
Birka was also important as the site of the first known Christian congregation in Sweden, founded in 831 by Saint Ansgar. The Vita Ansgari ("The life of Ansgar") by Rimbert (c. 865) describes the missionary work of Ansgar around 830 at Birka. St Ansgars work was the first attempt to convert the inhabitants from heathen living to Christianity, and it was unsuccessful.
Several Swedish kings of the 9th century, Björn, Anund, and Olof, are all mentioned in Vita Ansgari to have spent part of their time in Birka. The Swedish king and his retinue routinely moved between the Husbys (Home Villages), parts of the network of royal estates called Uppsala öd. King Björn Ragnarsson met Ansgar in Birka when he arrived there in 829 (Chapter XI). Later king Olof Bjornsson met him there as well during his last trip in 852 (Chapter XXVI).
The ethnic mix of this region is attested to by Adam of Bremen who quoting Adalvard the Younger states: Adam described Birka as a Geatish port town and had gathered many details about it.
- "Birka is the main Geatish town (oppidum Gothorum), situated in the middle of Sweden (Suevoniae), not far (non longe) from the temple called Uppsala (Ubsola) which the Swedes (Sueones) held in the highest esteem when it comes to the worship of the gods; here forms an inlet of the Baltic or the Barbaric Sea a port facing north which welcomes all the wild peoples all around this sea but which is risky for those who are careless or ignorant of such places ... they have therefore blocked this inlet of the troubled sea with hidden masses of rocks along more than 100 stadions (18 km). On this anchorage, being the best sheltered within the maritime region of Sweden (Suevoniae), all the ships belonging to Danes (Danorum) known as Norwegians (Nortmannorum) as well as to Slavs (Sclavorum), Sembrians (Semborum) and other Scythian (Scithiae) peoples use to convene every year for sundry necessary commerce." (I 62)
- "Turning from the northern parts (of Europe) to the mouth of the Baltic Sea we first meet the Norwegians (Nortmanni), then the Danish region of Skåne (Sconia) stands out, and beyond these live the Geats (Gothi) for a long stretch all the way to Birka." (IV 14) "
We would in fact know little about the early Rus except for the writings of Ibn Fadlan who kept a travel journal that details his encounters with the Rus along the Volga. These people had developed a portage system that leveraged the network of rivers all the way to the territory of the Turkic Khazars (a people of blended Turkic, Hebrew, Persian origins). At Khazari fortress of Sarkel at the mouth of the Don river and the Black Sea (Sea of Azov)(which the Scandinavians and Goths refer to as Sarkland) there is evidence a flourishing silk trade. This is the likely origin of the Norse work serk (silk). This is also the likely origin of the term Berserker which has no real etymological connection to a method of fighting but which literally means "Silk Bearer". Other grave goods and other Archaeological artifacts provide further evidence of established trade between Malaren and the Far East along the Russian interior including a statuette of a sitting Buddha dated to approximately 750-800 AD. - Almoustine, 2010
Sources
- ↑ Акт научно-исследовательской экспертизы Института российской истории РАН "О времени появления имени "Русь" (Руса) в южном Приильменьи" от 22.12.2008 -
- ↑ Меркулов В.И. Немецкие генеалогии как источник по варяго-русской проблеме -
- ↑ Меркулов В.И. Откуда родом варяжские гости? (генеалогическая реконструкция по немецким источникам). - М., 2005. -
- ↑ Прозоров Л.Р. Вендское имя в русской сказке -
- ↑ Vita Ansgari: Saint Ansgar -
- ↑ http://s155239215.onlinehome.us/turkic/70_Dateline/71_Huns/HunKhansDiagramEn.htm -
- ↑ http://s155239215.onlinehome.us/turkic/70_Dateline/71_Huns/HunKhansDiagramEn.htm -
From grandparents to grandchildren
♂ Igor (Ingvar) Lachini (of Kiev) title: 879 - 945, Князь Новгородский
title: 912 - 945, Grand Duke of Kiev
death: 945, near Iskorosten
marriage: ♀ Ephanda Ruriksdotter
residence: between 862 and 864, Ladoga
title: 879 - 912, Князь Новгородський
title: 882 - 912, Великий князь Київський
death: between 912 and 922
title: рrince of Dereva
marriage: ♀ Амальфія Тимофіївна ? (Деревська)
death: 946, Kiev, Rus killed by queen Olga
