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Personal data Rogneda / Рогнеда Полоцкая / of Polotsk "Anastasia" of Sweden Princess 

• Nickname is Anastasia.
• She was born about 962 in PolotskByelorussia.
• Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on March 3, 1931.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on March 3, 1931.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on March 3, 1931.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on March 3, 1931.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on March 3, 1931.
• Alternative: Baptized (at 8 years of age or later) by the priesthood authority of the LDS church on March 3, 1931.
• Occupations:
• .
• .

  {geni:job_title} Princesse

• about 978 TO ABT 987 Novgorod in Novgorod, Russia.

  {geni:current} 0

  {geni:job_title} Princess of Novgorod

• on 11 JUN 980 TO ABT 987 Kiev in Kiev, Ukraine.

  {geni:current} 0

  {geni:job_title} Grand Princess of Kiev

• about 988 TO ABT 1000 Zaslavl in Zaslavl, Belarus.

  {geni:current} 0

  {geni:job_title} Nun

• Resident:
• Belarusia.
• She died about 1002 in Полоцк, Vitebsk province, BelarusПолоцк, Vitebsk province.
• A child of Rogvolod (Ragnvald) "the Old" Polotsk and Ingeborg Tryggvesdtr
• This information was last updated on September 15, 2011.

Household of Rogneda / Рогнеда Полоцкая / of Polotsk "Anastasia" of Sweden Princess

She is married to Saint Vladimir I "Velikiy" "the Great" of Russia Sviatoslavich.

They got married about 977 at Kiev, Ukraine, RussiaKiev, Ukraine.

Child(ren):

1. Ярослав I 'Мудрий' I Владимирович  ± 978-1054 

Notes about Rogneda / Рогнеда Полоцкая / of Polotsk "Anastasia" of Sweden Princess

Weis, p. 205

Name Prefix: Princess Name Suffix: "The Nun"

Name Suffix: of Poland Still Living.

Acceded: 989

She was the sister of Basil II, Emperor of the Byzantine empire. Her
husband's empire was divided amongst their 4 sons after his death in 1015,
and strife immediately developed with the oldest son, Svyatopolk holding the
supreme power.

Rogneda of Polotsk
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vladimir and Rogneda (1770).Rogneda of Polotsk (962-1002) is the Slavic name for Ragnhild, whose father Ragnvald (Slavic: Rogvolod) came from overseas (i.e., from Scandinavia) and established himself at Polatsk in the mid-10th century.

It has been speculated that Ragnvald belonged to the Ynglings royal family of Norway. In or about 980, Vladimir of Novgorod, on learning that she was betrothed to his brother Yaropolk I of Kiev, took Polotsk and forced Rogneda to marry him. Having raped Rogneda in the presence of her parents, he ordered them to be killed, along with two of Rogneda's brothers.

Rogneda gave him several children. The four sons were Yaroslav the Wise, Vsevolod, Mstislav of Chernigov, and Izyaslav of Polotsk. She also bore two daughters, one of whom is named by Nestor the Chronicler as Predslava (taken as a concubine of Boleslaus I of Poland, according to Gallus). A later chronicle tells a story, most likely taken from a Norse saga, of Rogneda plotting against Vladimir and asking her elder son, Izyaslav, to kill him. As was the Norse royal custom, she was sent with her elder son to govern the land of her parents, i.e. Polotsk. Izyaslav's line continued to rule Polotsk and the newly-found town of Izyaslavl until the Mongol invasion.

After Vladimir converted to Christianity and took Anna Porphyrogeneta as his wife, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Rogneda. After that, she entered the convent and took the name Anastasia.

[edit] Rogneda in the Arts
Around 1825 Kondraty Ryleev wrote a narrative poem entitled Rogneda. This poem became a literary source for her portrayal in the nationalist Russian opera Rogneda by Alexander Serov, which premiered in 1865.

[edit] See also
Family life and children of Vladimir I

Acceded: 989

Acceded: 989

Acceded: 989

Acceded: 989

989: acceded the throne

[1744] DUDLE.GED Rogneda of Polotsko ...

BIRTH: COMYNI.GED (Compuserve)

DEATH: COMYNI.GED (Compuserve) 1000

Rogneide of Poland - COMYNI.GED (Compuserve)

http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal20515 b 989 d 1002

EDWARD3.DOC b 962 d1002

From: Igor Sklar ((XXXXX@XXXX.XXX))
Subject: Re: Iaroslav the wise
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.medieval
Date: 2003-02-18 10:31:36 PST
Yaroslav's mother was Rogneda of Polotsk. I don't understand how it could be, conditioned that Vladimir took Rogneda by force in 980, whilst Yaroslav was born about 978 (he was 76 when he died). However the case, Yaroslav was the eldest biological son of Vladimir.
Rogneda is not a Slavic name. Her father was Ragnvald of West Gotland, then of Polotsk (killed 970), the brother of Truggvi Olafson of Norway (died 965) and the illegitimate son of Olaf Haraldson of Norway (died 934). As you may see, Yaroslav was a great grandson of Harald I Fairhair (died 931), the first Yngling king of Norway. This explains why in Norse sagas Vladimir is called a kinsman of Norse King Olaf Traggvison (who was brought up in Kiev) more than once.
Some folks are in pains to establish their line of descent from Macedonian Emperors of Byzantium. They assume that Yaroslav was born in 988 and his mother was Anna of Byzantium. But it's nothing more than their fantasy.
Note: Even though there is some doubt about the above ancestry, I am adopting it. There is much doubt about all of the early Scandinavian ancestry, depending as it does not 11th century writers (ie. Snorri & Nestor), and sagas. It is best to categorize the ancestries as legendary or historical, where the latter have verifiable evidence backing them up, while the "legendary" depend on the sagas, etc. This ancestry is legendary. Another variation is that it was Rogneda's mother (Ragnvald's wife) Ingelborge who was daughter of Olaf, instead of Ragnvald being son.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Vladimir and Rogneda (1770).Rogneda of Polotsk (962-1002) is theRussian name for Ragnhild, whose father Ragnvald (Slavic: Rogvolod)came from overseas (i.e., from Scandinavia) and established himself atPolotsk in the mid-10th century.

It has been speculated that Ragnvald belonged to the Yngling royalfamily of Norway. In or about 980, Vladimir of Novgorod, on learningthat she was betrothed to his brother Yaropolk I of Kiev, took Polotskand forced Rogneda to marry him. Having raped Rogneda in the presenceof her parents, he ordered them to be killed, along with two ofRogneda's brothers.

Rogneda gave him several children. The four sons were Yaroslav theWise, Vsevolod, Mstislav, and Izyaslav. She also bore two daughters,one of whom is named by Nestor the Chronicler as Predslava (taken as aconcubine of Boleslaus I of Poland, according to Gallus). A laterchronicle tells a story, most likely taken from a Norse saga, ofRogneda plotting against Vladimir and asking her elder son, Izyaslav,to kill him. As was the Norse royal custom, she was sent with herelder son to govern the land of her parents, i.e. Polotsk. Izyaslav'sline continued to rule Polotsk and the newly-found town of Izyaslavluntil the Mongol invasion.

There is another legend, that she became a nun and took the nameAnastasia.

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogneda_of_Polotsk"

#Générale##Générale#Princesse de Polotzk en Biélorussie
Violée puis épousée par Vladimir, elle est reléguée aucouvent en 988.

{geni:occupation} Princess Consort of the Rus

{geni:about_me} Рогнеда Рогволодовна - дочь Рогволод, князь полоцкий - первый князь полоцкий, супруга Владимира св., известная своей красотой. Сначала она была сговорена за великого князя Ярополка и отказала Владимиру вследствие его происхождения от рабыни. Владимир неожиданно напал на Полоцк, взял в плен Рогволода и женился на Рогнеда (около 979 г.). В это же время, по преданию, он дал ей имя Гориславы и поселил в селе Предславине, близ Киева. Во время посещения её здесь Владимиром, Рогнеда, желая отомстить великому князю за убийство отца, решилась умертвить его, но едва не погибла сама и была спасена только посредничеством своего сына Изяслава. После этого Владимир отправил ее с сыном во вновь построенный город Изяславль, где она и скончалась в 1000 г., постригшись перед смертью под именем Анастасии. Кроме Изяслава, от Рогнеда у Владимира было еще два сына и две дочери.

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From the English Wikipedia page of Rogneda of Polotsk:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogneda_of_Polotsk

Rogneda of Polotsk (962-1002) is the Slavic name for Ragnhild, whose father Ragnvald (Slavic: Rogvolod) came from overseas (i.e., from Scandinavia) and established himself at Polatsk in the mid-10th century.

It has been speculated that Ragnvald belonged to the Ynglings royal family of Norway. In or about 980, Vladimir of Novgorod, on learning that she was betrothed to his half-brother Yaropolk I of Kiev, took Polotsk and forced Rogneda to marry him. Having raped Rogneda in the presence of her parents, he ordered them to be killed, along with two of Rogneda's brothers.

Rogneda gave him several children. The four sons were Yaroslav the Wise, Vsevolod, Mstislav of Chernigov, and Izyaslav of Polotsk. She also bore two daughters, one of whom is named by Nestor the Chronicler as Predslava (taken as a concubine of Boleslaus I of Poland, according to Gallus). A later chronicle tells a story, most likely taken from a Norse saga, of Rogneda plotting against Vladimir and asking her elder son, Izyaslav, to kill him. As was the Norse royal custom, she was sent with her elder son to govern the land of her parents, i.e. Polotsk. Izyaslav's line continued to rule Polotsk and the newly-found town of Izyaslavl until the Mongol invasion.

After Vladimir converted to Christianity and took Anna Porphyrogeneta as his wife, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Rogneda. After that, she entered the convent and took the name Anastasia.

Around 1825 Kondraty Ryleev wrote a narrative poem entitled Rogneda. This poem became a literary source for her portrayal in the nationalist Russian opera Rogneda by Alexander Serov, which premiered in 1865.

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Rogneda was NOT the daughter of Kuno (Count) von OHNINGEN, as some have claimed.

Rogneda is not a Slavic name. Her father was Ragnvald of West Gotland, then of Polotsk (killed 970), the brother of Truggvi Olafson of Norway (died 965) and the illegitimate son of Olaf Haraldson of Norway (died 934). As you may see, Yaroslav was a great grandson of Harald I Fairhair (died 931), the first Yngling king of Norway. This explains why in Norse sagas Vladimir is called a kinsman of Norse King Olaf Traggvison (who was brought up in Kiev) more than once.

Rogneda of Polotsk married Saint Vladimir I Grand Duke of Kiev, son of Svyatoslav Igorevich and Malusha of Lubech, 978. Possibly as late as 980. Her father, Rogvolod, watched the skirmishes between Vladimir and his brothers trying to remain neutral.

Both wanted and needed the support of Rogvolod. Rogvolod had to make a choice of which brother to support. Both brothers sent Matchmakers to Rogvolod to secure his daughter Rognieda. The Matchmakers of brother Yaropolk decided it was not suitable. But Rognieda is recorded as answering the Matchmakers from Vladimir with "I do not want to marry the lesser born. I want Yaropolk."

This made Vladimir extremely angry. He collected an army and went to Polotsk, captured the town, ravenaged Rognieda, who was but about 12 years old, in front of her parents, then killed her parents and her brothers. Vladimir renamed Rognieda.....Gorislava.4,8,2,7

Tho' Rogneda had not wanted to marry Vladimir she had 5 children by him in about 10 years. She may have forgiven him for having killed her father and brothers but she could not abide by his unfaithfulness.

When Rogenda was about 22 years old, and son Izyaslav was about 7 she had had enough. While Vladimir was sleeping she took his knife and drove it into his heart. But he lived!!!!

Rogneda expected to pay the penalty of death for murder but Vladimir chose a worse sentence. She should never see her children again. Son Izyaslav put up such a real fuss that he was deported with her to a "deaf" (that is what the translation from the Russian says!!) place at the source of the Svislock river.

After Vladimir married Anna and became a Christian he had Rogneda christened also, after which she became a nun.

Rogneda died circa 1002 in a monastic cell as a nun named Anastasia.

Citations

[S10141] BigKings Pedigree, online Church Yard Genealogies, dates not consistent.

Download, http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal5601 ..

Norman W. Ingham, "Ingham on Agatha".

[S9890] Your Family Tree.

Download, http://www.gendex.com/users/jast/D0018/G0000034.html#I7329.

Download, Jim Weber http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I30238.

Download, www.belarustourist.minsk.by/common/history/names/rogneda.

[S10141] BigKings Pedigree, online Church Yard Genealogies.

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Died as a nun named Anastasia.

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http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mgholler/Caden/a38.htm#i22093

http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/Vladimir_I_of_Kiev

On his way to Kiev he sent ambassadors to Rogvolod (Norse: Ragnvald), prince of Polotsk, to sue for the hand of his daughter Rogneda

Rogneda of Polotsk is the Slavic name for Ragnhild, whose father Ragnvald came from overseas and established himself at Polatsk in the mid-10th century....

The well-born princess refused to affiance herself to the son of a bondswoman, but Vladimir attacked Polotsk, slew Rogvolod, and took Ragnhild by force. Actually, Polotsk was a key fortress on the way to Kiev, and the capture of Polotsk and Smolensk facilitated the taking of Kiev (980), where he slew Yaropolk by treachery, and was proclaimed konung, or Khagan or Great Khan Khagan or Great Khan Khagan or Great Khan, of all Kievan Rus.

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It has been speculated that Ragnvald belonged to the Ynglings royal family of Norway. In or about 980, Vladimir of Novgorod, on learning that she was betrothed to his half-brother Yaropolk I of Kiev, took Polotsk and forced Rogneda to marry him. Having raped Rogneda in the presence of her parents, he ordered them to be killed, along with two of Rogneda's brothers.

Rogneda gave him several children. The four sons were Yaroslav the Wise, Vsevolod, Mstislav of Chernigov, and Izyaslav of Polotsk. She also bore two daughters, one of whom is named by Nestor the Chronicler as Predslava (taken as a concubine of Boleslaus I of Poland, according to Gallus).

A later chronicle tells a story, most likely taken from a Norse saga, of Rogneda plotting against Vladimir and asking her elder son, Izyaslav, to kill him. As was the Norse royal custom, she was sent with her elder son to govern the land of her parents, i.e. Polotsk. Izyaslav's line continued to rule Polotsk and the newly-found town of Izyaslavl until the Mongol invasion.

After Vladimir converted to Christianity and took Anna Porphyrogeneta as his wife, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Rogneda. After that, she entered the convent and took the name Anastasia.

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http://www.katolsk.no/biografi/vladimi1.htm

Den mest kjente av Vladimirs hedenske hustruer er Rogneda av Polotsk (962-1002). Rogneda er den slaviske formen av Ragnhild, og hennes far Ragnvald (slav: Rogvolod) kom fra Skandinavia og etablerte seg i Polotsk midt på 900-tallet. Det har vært spekulert i at han tilhørte den norske kongefamilien, Ynglingeætten. Hun skal ha vært gift tidligere med en svensk jarl, men var blitt enke. Da Vladimir erobret Polotsk i eller rundt 980 og fikk høre at Rogneda var forlovet med hans bror Jaropolk, som han nettopp hadde beseiret, tvang han henne til å gifte seg med ham. Etter å ha voldtatt henne i nærvær av hennes foreldre ga han ordre om at de skulle drepes sammen med to av Rognedas brødre.

Rogneda ga Vladimir flere barn. De fire sønnene var Jaroslav den vise (ca 978-1054), Vsevolod av Volhynia (Vissavald), Mstislav av Tsjernigov (ca 978-1036), og Izjaslav av Polotsk (Iasaslav). Hun fødte også Vladimir to døtre; en av dem kalles i Nestorkrøniken Predslava, og hun ble ifølge Gallus tatt som konkubine av Boleslas I av Polen. En senere krønike forteller en historie som trolig er hentet fra en norrøn saga om hvordan Rogneda konspirerer mot Vladimir og ber sin eldste sønn Izjaslav om å drepe ham. I henhold til norsk kongelig skikk ble hun sendt sammen med sin eldste sønn for å styre sine foreldres land, det vil si Polotsk. Izjaslavs slekt fortsatte å styre Polotsk og den nylig grunnlagte byen Izjaslavl inntil mongolinvasjonen. Etter at Vladimir ble døpt og giftet seg med Anna Porfyrogeneta, måtte han skille seg fra sine tidligere hustruer, inkludert Rogneda. Etter det trådte hun i 989 inn i et kloster og tok navnet Anastasia. Nestorkrøniken forteller at hun døde i 998/1000.

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Anna av Bysans, drottning av Kiev, prinsessa av Bysans, dotter till kejsare Romanos II av Bysans och Teophano.

Gift med kung Vladimir I av Kiev

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From the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy page on Russia Rurikid:

http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm#_Toc198014252

Vladimir I maarried firstly ([977], divorced 986) as her second husband, ROGNED of Polotsk, widow of --- Jarl in Sweden, daughter of ROGVOLOD Prince of Polotsk & his wife --- ([956]-[998/1000]).

The Primary Chronicle names Rogned, daughter of Rogvolod Prince of Polotsk, recording that she at first refused to marry Vladimir, preferring his half-brother Yaropolk[80].

She became a nun in [989].

The Primary Chronicle records the death of Rogned in [998/1000][81].

Grand Prince Vladimir & his first wife had five children:

1. Iziyaslav Vladimirovich (d. 1001, Prince of Polotsk)

2. Yaroslav Vladimirovich "The Wise" (b. c.978, d. 20 February 1054, succeeded as Grand Prince of Kiev in 1016)

3. Mstislav Vladomirovich "The Brave" (b.978, d. c.1034/36 during a hunting expedition, b. Church of the Redeemer, Chernigov, Prince of Tmutorokan 988-1024, Prince of Chernigov and East Bank 1024-1034)

4. Vsevolod Vladimirovich (d. 1015, Grand Prince of Volynia and Pereyaslavl, proposed to Sigrid the Haughty who sought his assassination in 995)

5. Unknown daughter (d. after 1018, possibly Predslava Vladimirovna, married Boleslaw III Duke of the Bohemians)

6. Unknown duaghter (d. after 1018)

From the Russian Wikipedia page on Rogneda Rogvolodovna (English after):

http://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B0_%D0%A0%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B2%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%B0

Рогне́да (белор. Рагнеда Рагвалодаўна, Горислава, в крещ. Анастасия, ум. ок. 1000) — дочь полоцкого князя Рогволода.

Биография

Княжна Рогнеда жила в Полоцке[1] и была объявлена невестой Ярополка Святославича, великого князя Киевского. Брат Ярополка Владимир, в то время князь новгородский, был сильно унижен Рогнедой, так как тоже сватался к ней, однако был назван «рабычичем» и получил отказ, потому что гордая княжна считала недопустимым выйти замуж за сына ключницы, коим Владимир и являлся. Оскорблённый отказом, с варяжским войском в 978 или 980 он захватил Полоцк и изнасиловал Рогнеду в присутствии её родителей, после чего убил её отца и двух братьев. Рогнеду он принудительно взял в жёны. В это же время, по преданию, дал ей имя Горислава.

Примерно в 987 Рогнеда решилась отомстить за содеянное и убить мужа, великого князя киевского Владимира. Однако эта попытка завершилась неудачей. За покушение на великого князя Рогнеде грозила смертная казнь. По легенде разгневанный Владимир приказал жене нарядно одеться и взял в руки меч, однако на крик прибежал их первенец Изяслав и стал на защиту матери так же с мечом в руках. Владимир не смог убить Рогнеду в присутствии сына, вместо этого приказал сослать их вместе в город в верховьях реки Свислочь, названный Изяславль.

В рассказах известного агиографа XIX века, графа М. В. Толстого содержится эпизод с Рогнедой, который иногда цитируется как исходящий из летописных источников:

Нравственная жизнь Владимира совершенно изменилась после благодатного решения [крещения].

Довольствуясь одной женой [Анной Византийской], с которой сочетался браком по закону христианскому, он отпустил от себя всех прочих жен и наложниц, а Рогнеде послал сказать: «Я теперь христианин и должен иметь одну жену; ты же если хочешь, выбери себе мужа между боярами». Рогнеда отвечала: «Я природная княжна. Ужели тебе одному дорого царство небесное? И я хочу быть невестой Христовою».

Согласно «Тверской летописи»[2] в 1000 году Рогнеда постриглась перед смертью в монахини под именем Анастасия. Однако историки затрудняются оценить степень достоверности этого относительно позднего сообщения, которое больше нигде не встречается.[3]

Умерла вероятно в городе Изяславль (ныне город Заславль неподалёку от Минска), около 1000 года. Однако место её захоронения до сих пор неизвестно.

Дети

1. Изяслав, князь полоцкий. Родился в 981. Летопись содержит красочный рассказ о том, как маленький Изяслав вступился за мать, которая хотела зарезать Владимира, и был отправлен с ней в ссылку. Умер также при жизни отца, молодым, в 1001 году. Родоначальник полоцкой ветви Рюриковичей.

2. Мстислав; если он упоминается в списке сыновей Владимира не по ошибке (перепутан с другим Мстиславом Владимировичем), то, скорее всего, умер в младенчестве.

3. Ярослав Мудрый, князь ростовский, после смерти Вышеслава — новгородский, после победы над Святополком — великий князь киевский.

4. Всеволод, иногда отождествляется с «Виссивальдом, конунгом из Гардарики», погибшим в Швеции в 993 году.

5. Предслава, сделана наложницей польским князем Болеславом I Храбрым.

6. Премислава (Переслава) (ум. 1015), по некоторым источникам — с 1000 года жена венгерского принца Владислава (Ласло) Лысого (ум. 1029; внук князя Такшоня и дядя короля Андраша I).

7. Мстислава, в 1018 году среди других дочерей Владимира была захвачена польским князем Болеславом I Храбрым.

Примечания

1.↑ Совр. Витебская область, Беларусь.

2.↑ ПСРЛ, XV, 113

3.↑ Ф. Б. Успенский, СКАНДИНАВЫ — ВАРЯГИ — РУСЬ: Историко-филологические очерки

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Рогнеда Рогволодовна на Родоводе. Дерево предков и потомков

Войтович Л. Княжеские династии Восточной Европы (конец IX — начало XVI в.).

М. В. Толстой, «Рассказы из истории Русской Церкви»: не всегда достоверно исторические рассказы известного агиографа XIX века.

In English:

Rogneda (baptized Anastasia, d. c.1000) was the daughter of Prince Rogvolod of Polotsk.

Biography:

Princess Rogneda lived in Polotsk and was betrothed to Yaropolk Svyatoslavich, Grand Prince of Kiev. Yaropolk's brother, Vladimir, while Prince of Novgorod, also courted her, but she refused him saying that it was unacceptable for a princess of her stature to marry the son of a housekeeper, which Vladimir was.

Offended by this refusal, he marched in with a Norman army in 978 or 980 and captured Polotsk, raping Rogneda in the presence of her parents, and then killed her father and two brothers. Afterwards, he forcibly married her. At this time, legend says, he gave her the name of Gorislava (perhaps to commemorate her prideful refusal).

Around 987, Rogneda decided to take revenge for what he had done and to kill her husband, now Grand Prince Vladimir of Kiev. However, the attempt failed.

In response to the assassination attempt, Rogneda faced the death penalty. According to legend, an angry Vladimir ordered his wife to dress smartly for her execution. However, when he went to pick up his sword, their firstborn son Iziyaslav cried out and jumped in to protect his mother, also with a sword in hand.

Vladimir could not bring himself to kill Rogneda in the presence of her son, so instead he ordered her banished (along with her son) to a town on the upper reaches of the Svisloch River called Izyaslavl.

The stories of 19th century hagiographer Tolstoi contained an episode about Rogneda, which is sometimes cited as having originated from the Primary Chronicle:

"The moral life of Vladimir changed after his baptism. Being content with one wife (Anna of Byzantium), which he married under Christian law, he dismissed from himself all the other wives and concubines, and sent word to Rogneda: 'Now i am a Christian and I should have one wife. You may also, if you want, choose a husband from among the boyars.' Rogneda replied: 'I am a natural princess. Is it not possible that anyone other than you are dear to the Kingdom of Heaven? I want to be a bride of Christ."

According to the Tver Chronicle, in 1000 Rogneda was tonsured before her death as a nun, under the name of Anastasia. However, historians find it difficult to determine the reliability of this relatively late publication that is found nowhere else.

She died probably in the city of Iziyaslavl (now the city of Zaslavl near Minsk) at around 1000. However, her place of burial is unknown.

Children:

1. Iziyaslav, Prince of Polotsk. Born in 981. The Chronicle has a colorful story about how the young Iziyaslavl interceded on behalf of his mother, whom Vladimir wanted to kill, but instead had to send to exile. He died during his father's lifetime in 1001. He was the father of the Polotsk branch of the Rurikids.

2. Mstislav. His mention in the list of sons of Vladimir is not in error (as a confusion with another Mstislav Vladimirovich). He likely died in infancy.

3. Yaroslav the Wise, Prince of Rostov. After the death of Vyacheslav, he was Prince of Novgorod. After his victory over Svyatopolk, he was Grand Prince of Kiev.

4. Vsevolod, sometimes regarded as the "Vissivaldom, konung of Gardariki," who died in Sweden in 993.

5. Predislava. Became a concubine of Prince Boleslaw I the Brave of Poland.

6. Premislava (Perislava) (d. 1015). According to some sources, from 1000 wife of Prince Wladyslaw (Ladislaus) the Bald of Hungary (d. 1029, grandson of Prince Taksony and uncle of King Andras I)

7. Mstislav. In 1018, along with the daughters of Vladimir, was captured by Polish Prince Boleslaw I the Brave.

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Polotsk wife

Rogneda of Polotsk

Rogneda of Polotsk is the best known of Vladimir's pagan wives, although her ancestry has fuelled the drollest speculations. See this article for extensive but tenuous arguments for her Yngling royal descent.

The Primary Chronicle mentions three of Rogneda's sons - Izyaslav of Polotsk (+1001), Vsevolod of Volhynia (+ca 995), and Yaroslav the Wise . Following an old Yngling tradition, Izyaslav inherited the lands of his maternal grandfather, i.e., Polotsk . According to the Kievan succession law, his progeny forfeited their rights to the Kievan throne, because their forefather had never ruled in Kiev supreme. They, however, retained the principality of Polotsk and formed a dynasty of local rulers, of which Vseslav the Sorcerer was the most notable.
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Biografi

Furstinna i Novgorod (Holmgård) och Kiev (Konugård), Ukraina, (Livland). Född omkring 963 i Västergötland, Svitjod. Död omkring 1002 i Aldeigjuborg, Ryssland. Dotter till hövdingen Rogvolod (Ragnvald), som härskade i Polotsk vid floden Dvina. Ragnvald hade enligt Nestorskrönikan kommit från andra sidan havet och var troligen en skandinavisk hövding som med sitt följe på klassiskt vikingavis seglat uppför Dvina. Där hade han bemäktigat sig den befästa staden och behärskade det kringliggande området. (Källa: Vikingar i österled, Mats G. Larsson) I ett försök att åstadkomma släktskapsband med den nordiske hövdingen Ragnvald bad nu Vladimir Ragnvald om hans dotters hand. Men den tilltänkta bruden ville olyckligtvis inte anta erbjudandet. 'Jag vill inte dra skorna av en trälunge, men Jaropolk vill jag ha !', sa hon med syfte på Vladimirs lågättade moder. När fursten fick besked om detta samlade han varjager och andra krigare och tågade mot Ragnvald. Det visade sig vara i sista stunden, för bröllopet med Jaropolk höll redan på att förberedas. Men Vladimir hann besegra Ragnvald, dräpte honom och hans två söner och tog hans dotter till hustru; enligt en av kröniketexterna efter att först ha våldtagit henne i föräldrarnas åsyn. (Källa: Vikingar i österled sid 48, Mats G. Larsson) Ragnhed (Rogned) ville inte finna sig i att maken Vladimir fraterniserade med andra kvinnor och hyste dessutom av förståeliga skäl hat mot fursten för det sätt på vilket han behandlat henne och hennes föräldrar när han tog henne till gemål. Hon beslöt sent omsider att hämnas. När Vladimir en gång lagt sig att sova med huvudet vilande i hennes knä, tog hon en kniv och försökte sticka honom till döds. Men han vaknade i tid och lyckades hålla fast hennes arm. När Ragnhed erkänt att hon försökt ta livet av honom, befallde han henne att klä sig i en kostbar brudutstyrsel och sätta sig på sängen. En stund senare gick han in i kammaren för att döda henne, men fann då att deras halvvuxne son Izjaslav stod vid moderns sida med sitt svärd draget. Hans hirdmän rådde honom att skona Ragnhed för sonens skull och ge tillbaka Rogvolods furstendöme till henne och sonen, vilket han också gjorde. Men sedan den dagen har Rogvolods efterkommande lyft svärdet mot Vladimirs efterkommande och Polotsk förblev sedan självständigt till i början av 1100-talet. (Källa: Vikingar i österled, Mats G. Larsson) Där floderna Volkhov och Ladozka flyter samman, ca 10 mil öster om dagens S:t Petersburg, låg en gång den handelsplats som under vikingatiden kallades för Aldeigjuborg. Handelsplatsen låg utmed den viktiga vattenleden som från Finska viken via sjön Ladoga gick längs med Volkhov till sjön Ilmen in i det centrala ryska området (Aldeija är ett äldre finskt personnamn=Aldeijas borg, borg=befäst stad). Staraja Ladogas äldsta datering är från cirka år 760. Ursprungligen var Ladoga en obefäst boplats, vars innevånare tycks ha sysslat med hantverk och fjärrhandel. Staden dominerades senare av en träborg, vilken omgavs av hantverkarkvarteren. På kyrkogården S:t Kliment finns skelettgravar med skelett av nordisk typ. På den östra stranden mittemot Ladoga låg Plakun, ett skandinaviskt gravfält med både brand- och skelettgravar. Gravfältet dateras till 800-900-tal och innehöll både mans- och kvinnogravar. (Källa: Nordisk vikingaguide 1995)

Gifte och barn

Vladimir den store av Kiev.

Gift omkring 978

Jaroslav "den vise" av Kiev.

Vartislav .

Burislev .


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Rogneda of Polotsk (962-1002) is the Slavic name for Ragnhild, whose father Ragnvald (Slavic: Rogvolod) came from overseas (i.e., from Scandinavia) and established himself at Polatsk in the mid-10th century.

It has been speculated that Ragnvald belonged to the Ynglings royal family of Norway. In or about 980, Vladimir of Novgorod, on learning that she was betrothed to his brother Yaropolk I of Kiev, took Polotsk and forced Rogneda to marry him. Having raped Rogneda in the presence of her parents, he ordered them to be killed, along with two of Rogneda's brothers.

Rogneda gave him several children. The four sons were Yaroslav the Wise, Vsevolod, Mstislav of Chernigov, and Izyaslav of Polotsk. She also bore two daughters, one of whom is named by Nestor the Chronicler as Predslava (taken as a concubine of Boleslaus I of Poland, according to Gallus). A later chronicle tells a story, most likely taken from a Norse saga, of Rogneda plotting against Vladimir and asking her elder son, Izyaslav, to kill him. As was the Norse royal custom, she was sent with her elder son to govern the land of her parents, i.e. Polotsk. Izyaslav's line continued to rule Polotsk and the newly-found town of Izyaslavl until the Mongol invasion.

After Vladimir converted to Christianity and took Anna Porphyrogeneta as his wife, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Rogneda. After that, she entered the convent and took the name Anastasia.

Around 1825 Kondraty Ryleev wrote a narrative poem entitled Rogneda. This poem became a literary source for her portrayal in the nationalist Russian opera Rogneda by Alexander Serov, which premiered in 1865.
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Vladimir and Rogneda (1770).Rogneda of Polotsk (962-1002) is the Slavic name for Ragnhild, whose father Ragnvald (Slavic: Rogvolod) came from overseas (i.e., from Scandinavia) and established himself at Polatsk in the mid-10th century.

It has been speculated that Ragnvald belonged to the Ynglings royal family of Norway. In or about 980, Vladimir of Novgorod, on learning that she was betrothed to his half-brother Yaropolk I of Kiev, took Polotsk and forced Rogneda to marry him. Having raped Rogneda in the presence of her parents, he ordered them to be killed, along with two of Rogneda's brothers.

Rogneda gave him several children. The four sons were Yaroslav the Wise, Vsevolod, Mstislav of Chernigov, and Izyaslav of Polotsk. She also bore two daughters, one of whom is named by Nestor the Chronicler as Predslava (taken as a concubine of Boleslaus I of Poland, according to Gallus). A later chronicle tells a story, most likely taken from a Norse saga, of Rogneda plotting against Vladimir and asking her elder son, Izyaslav, to kill him. As was the Norse royal custom, she was sent with her elder son to govern the land of her parents, i.e. Polotsk. Izyaslav's line continued to rule Polotsk and the newly-found town of Izyaslavl until the Mongol invasion.

After Vladimir converted to Christianity and took Anna Porphyrogeneta as his wife, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Rogneda. After that, she entered the convent and took the name Anastasia.

Around 1825 Kondraty Ryleev wrote a narrative poem entitled Rogneda. This poem became a literary source for her portrayal in the nationalist Russian opera Rogneda by Alexander Serov, which premiered in 1865.

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Rogneda of Polotsk (962–1002) is the Slavic name for Ragnhild, whose father Ragnvald (Slavic: Rogvolod) came from overseas (i.e., from Scandinavia) and established himself at Polatsk in the mid-10th century.

It has been speculated that Ragnvald belonged to the Ynglings royal family of Norway. In or about 980, Vladimir, on learning that she was betrothed to his half-brother Yaropolk I of Kiev, took Polotsk and forced Rogneda to marry him. Having raped Rogneda in the presence of her parents, he ordered them to be killed, along with two of Rogneda's brothers.

Rogneda gave him several children. The four sons were Yaroslav the Wise, Vsevolod, Mstislav of Chernigov, and Izyaslav of Polotsk. She also bore two daughters, one of whom is named by Nestor the Chronicler as Predslava (taken as a concubine of Boleslaus I of Poland, according to Gallus). A later chronicle tells a story, most likely taken from a Norse saga, of Rogneda plotting against Vladimir and asking her elder son, Izyaslav, to kill him. As was the Norse royal custom, she was sent with her elder son to govern the land of her parents, i.e. Polotsk. Izyaslav's line continued to rule Polotsk and the newly-found town of Izyaslavl until the Mongol invasion.

After Vladimir converted to Christianity and took Anna Porphyrogeneta as his wife, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Rogneda. After that, she entered the convent and took the name Anastasia.
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Рогне́да (Горислава, в крещ. Анастасия, ум. ок. 1000) — дочь полоцкого князя Рогволода.

Княжна Рогнеда жила в Полоцке[1] и была объявлена невестой Ярополка Святославича, великого князя Киевского. Брат Ярополка Владимир, в то время князь новгородский, был сильно унижен Рогнедой, так как тоже сватался к ней, однако был назван «рабычичем» и получил отказ, потому что княжна считала недопустимым выйти замуж за сына наложницы, коим был Владимир.

Оскорблённый отказом, с варяжским войском в 978 или 980 он захватил Полоцк и обесчестил Рогнеду в присутствии её родителей, после чего убил её отца и двух братьев. Рогнеду он принудительно взял в жёны. В это же время, по преданию, она получила имя Горислава.

Последний факт по мнению некоторых исследователей является косвенным подтверждением иноземного (варяжского?) происхождения правящей в Полоцке династии, доказать которое пытался еще в начале XIX века Август Шлецер, указывая на имена: Рогволод — «Рёгнвальд», Рогнеда — «Рагнхильд». В летописи сказано: «Этот Рогволод пришел из-за моря и держал власть свою в Полоцке». Скандинавскими считают имена Рогнеды и ее отца авторитетные историки-скандинависты Е. А. Рыдзевская и Т. Н. Джаксон. По мнению В. П. Тимофеева, имя Рогнеды славянского происхождения и означает «Неженная Властью, рождённая для Власти». И её ответ Добрыне: «не хочу розути робичича»[2].

Примерно в 987 Рогнеда решилась отомстить за содеянное и убить мужа, великого князя киевского Владимира. Однако эта попытка завершилась неудачей. За покушение на великого князя Рогнеде грозила смерть. По легенде, разгневанный Владимир приказал жене нарядно одеться и взял в руки меч, однако на крик прибежал их первенец Изяслав и стал на защиту матери также с мечом в руках. Владимир не смог убить Рогнеду на глазах сына. Вместо этого он приказал сослать их обоих в полоцкую вотчину — город в верховьях реки Свислочь, названный Изяславль.

Согласно относительно поздней «Тверской летописи»[3] в 1000 году Рогнеда постриглась перед смертью в монахини под именем Анастасия. Историки затрудняются оценить степень достоверности этого сообщения, которое не встречается в других источниках.[4]

Рогнеда Рогволодовна умерла вероятно в городе Изяславль (ныне город Заславль неподалёку от Минска), около 1000 года. Место её захоронения неизвестно. В 1866 году у деревни Черница найден склеп с богатым убранством. А. М. Сементовский предполагал, что это место захоронения Рогнеды.
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* Изяслав, князь полоцкий. Родился в 981. Летопись содержит красочный рассказ о том, как маленький Изяслав вступился за мать, которая хотела зарезать Владимира, и был отправлен с ней в ссылку. Умер также при жизни отца, молодым, в 1001 году. Получил Полоцкое княжество, родоначальник полоцкой ветви Рюриковичей.
* Мстислав; если он упоминается в списке сыновей Владимира не по ошибке (перепутан с другим Мстиславом Владимировичем), то, скорее всего, умер в младенчестве.
* Ярослав Мудрый, князь ростовский, после смерти Вышеслава — новгородский, после победы над Святополком — великий князь киевский.
* Всеволод, иногда отождествляется с «Виссивальдом, конунгом из Гардарики», погибшим в Швеции в 993 году.
* Предслава, сделана наложницей польским князем Болеславом I Храбрым.
* Премислава (Переслава) (ум. 1015), по некоторым источникам — с 1000 года жена венгерского принца Владислава (Ласло) Лысого (ум. 1029; внук князя Такшоня и дядя короля Андраша I).
* Мстислава, в 1018 году среди других дочерей Владимира была захвачена польским князем Болеславом I Храбрым.

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Princesse de Polotzk (Biélorussie).
Violée puis épousée par Vladimir Ier de Kiev (dit le Saint !)
Reléguée au couvent en 988.

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BIOGRAPHY
Ragneda (Ragnhild/Rogneda) was born about 962, the daughter of Ragnvald Olavson (Rogwolod/Rognwald), who came from Scandinavia and established himself at Polatsk in the mid-10th century.

It has been speculated that Ragnvald belonged to the Ynglings royal family of Norway. About 978 she gave birth to a son Iziaslav whose paternity has not been established. In or about 980, Vladimir of Novgorod, on learning that Ragneda was betrothed to his brother Jaropolk I Swjatowslawitsch, grand duke of Kiev, took Polatsk and forced Ragneda to marry him. Having raped Ragneda in the presence of her parents, he ordered them to be killed, along with two of Ragneda's brothers.

Ragneda gave him several children. Her sons by Vladimir were Jaroslav I Vladimirovitch, Vsevolod and Mistislav. She also bore two daughters, one of whom is named by Nestor the Chronicler as Predslava (taken as a concubine by Boleslaw I Chrobry, king of Poland, according to Gallus). A later chronicle tells a story, most likely taken from a Norse saga, of Ragneda plotting against Vladimir and asking her eldest son Iziaslav, to kill him. As was the Norse royal custom, she was sent with her eldest son to govern Polatsk, the land of her parents. Iziaslav's line continued to rule Polatsk, and the town of Izyaslavl named after him, until the Mongol invasion.

After Vladimir converted to Christianity and took Anna Porphyrogenita of Byzantium as his wife, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Ragneda. After that she joined a convent and took the name Anastasia. She died about 1002.

Rogneda of Polotsk (962-1002) is the Slavic name for Ragnhild, whose father Ragnvald (Slavic: Rogvolod) came from overseas (i.e., from Scandinavia) and established himself at Polatsk in the mid-10th century.

It has been speculated that Ragnvald belonged to the Ynglings royal family of Norway. In or about 980, Vladimir of Novgorod, on learning that she was betrothed to his half-brother Yaropolk I of Kiev, took Polotsk and forced Rogneda to marry him. Having raped Rogneda in the presence of her parents, he ordered them to be killed, along with two of Rogneda's brothers.

Rogneda gave him several children. The four sons were Yaroslav the Wise, Vsevolod, Mstislav of Chernigov, and Izyaslav of Polotsk. She also bore two daughters, one of whom is named by Nestor the Chronicler as Predslava (taken as a concubine of Boleslaus I of Poland, according to Gallus). A later chronicle tells a story, most likely taken from a Norse saga, of Rogneda plotting against Vladimir and asking her elder son, Izyaslav, to kill him. As was the Norse royal custom, she was sent with her elder son to govern the land of her parents, i.e. Polotsk. Izyaslav's line continued to rule Polotsk and the newly-found town of Izyaslavl until the Mongol invasion.

After Vladimir converted to Christianity and took Anna Porphyrogeneta as his wife, he had to divorce all his previous wives, including Rogneda. After that, she entered the convent and took the name Anastasia.

Around 1825 Kondraty Ryleev wrote a narrative poem entitled Rogneda. This poem became a literary source for her portrayal in the nationalist Russian opera Rogneda by Alexander Serov, which premiered in 1865.

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