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Also Known As Oleh
Died c.912
House / Dynasty Rurik dynasty
Svyatoslav I
Svyatoslav I
prince of Kyiv
Statue of Vladimir I in Kiev, Ukraine, showing a robed figure holding a large cross, standing atop a decorated pedestal against a clear blue sky.
Vladimir I
grand prince of Kyiv
Yaroslav I
Yaroslav the Wise
prince of Kyiv
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Vladimir II Monomakh
grand prince of Kyiv
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Vitali Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer and politician
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Igor
Russian prince
White stone statue of Saint Olga stands in front of a building in Kiev, Ukraine, with the Ukrainian flag visible in the background.
St. Olga
Russian saint and regent
Who was Viking chieftain Ivar the Boneless?
Ivar the Boneless
Viking chieftain
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Harald III Sigurdsson
king of Norway
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Thorkell the Tall
Viking chief
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Olaf Tryggvason
king of Norway
Ragnar Lothbrok
Ragnar Lothbrok
Viking hero
Harald I
Harald I
king of Norway
King of Denmark
Sweyn I
king of Denmark and England
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Guthrum
king of Denmark
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Halfdan
Danish Viking leader