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Oleg the Wise — MetaHistoryBook
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Oleg the Wise
prince of Kiev
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Details
Instance of
human
Born
845
Died
912
Conflict
Rus'–Byzantine War of 907
Place of death
Kyiv
Sex or gender
male
Given name
Oleg
,
Oleg
Sibling
Efanda
Occupation
regent
Position held
Grand Prince of Kiev
,
regent
Citizenship
Kievan Rus'
Religion
paganism
cause of death
snakebite
described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)
,
Sytin Military Encyclopedia
,
Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
,
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
,
Russian Biographical Dictionary
,
New Encyclopedic Dictionary
,
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
languages spoken, written or signed
Old East Slavic
manner of death
death by misadventure
noble title
Grand Prince of Kiev
place of burial
Schekavytcya
,
Staraya Ladoga mounds
relative
Rurik
,
Igor of Kiev
work location
Kievan Rus'
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Appears in
Vikings
The Tartars
The Legend of Princess Olga
A Viking Saga
Subject of
jan lawa Oliki
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Oleg