Interesting facts about Rurik - this is a great opportunity to learn more about the founders of Ancient Rus. At the moment, there are serious discussions between historians around the personality of Rurik. For example, some of them argue that such a historical person never existed at all.
So, here are the most interesting facts about Rurik.
- Rurik - according to the ancient Russian chronicle tradition of the Varangians, the Novgorod prince and the founder of the princely, and later the royal, Rurik dynasty in Russia.
- The exact date of birth of Rurik is unknown, while 879 is considered to be the year of the prince's death.
- Did you know that the inhabitants of Novgorod personally called Rurik to rule over them? However, it is worth considering the fact that in this city the princes and their retinue were hired as ordinary workers, leaving the right to expel them if they did not cope with the tasks set.
- According to one version, the Varangian Rurik was the Danish supreme ruler - Rerik. Another theory says that he came from the Slavic tribe of the Bodriches, later assimilated by the Germans.
- In ancient manuscripts it is written that Rurik came to rule together with his brothers - Truvor and Sineus. The last two became princes in the cities of Beloozero and Izborsk.
- An interesting fact is that the concept of "Rurikovich" arose only at the beginning of the 16th century.
- The Rurik dynasty ruled Russia for many centuries, up to 1610.
- It is curious that Alexander Pushkin belongs to the Rurikovich along the line of one of the great-grandmothers (see interesting facts about Pushkin).
- A flying falcon was depicted on the family coat of arms of Rurikovich.
- The authenticity of the facts about Rurik has been criticized, since the most ancient manuscripts where he was mentioned were written 2 centuries after the death of the prince.
- Today historians cannot agree on how many wives and children Rurik had. The documents mention only one son, Igor, born of the Norwegian princess Efanda.
- Few people know that Otto von Bismarck and George Washington also came from the Rurik dynasty.
