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  • Name Rogneda Anastasia  
    Title princess 
    Nickname Rognieda Ragnhild 
    Born 962 
    Address:
    Полоцк
    Полоцк, Полоцкое Княжество
    Belarus 
    Gender Female 
    Occupation Princesse 
    Occupation Princesse 
    Occupation The Nun, princess of Polotsk 
    Occupation 978 
    Princess of Novgorod 
    Address:
    Novgorod
    Novgorod
    Russian Federation 
    Occupation 11 Jun 980 
    Grand Princess of Kiev 
    Address:
    Kiev
    Kiev
    Ukraine 
    Occupation 988 
    Nun 
    Address:
    Zaslavl
    Zaslavl
    Belarus 
    Residence Belarusia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died Abt 1002 
    Address:
    Полоцк
    Полоцк, Полоцкое Княжество
    Belarus 
    Buried 1002 
    Notes 
    • {geni:about_me} ==Rogneda of Polotsk==



      * 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].
      * 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.

      * 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.
      * 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.

      ==Spouse==



      Vladimir I Married 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].



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


      ==Grand Prince Vladimir & his first wife Rogneda 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



      ==History==



      Under year 980 ''Nestor's Chronicle'' says that Vladimir, who was at war with his half-brother Yaropolk, sent his men to Rogvolod, Prince of Polotsk, and proposed marriage to his daughter Rogneda. Rogneda answered that she didn't want to marry son of a slave girl and she prefered Yaropolk. However Vladimir took Polotsk, murdered Rogvolod and two his sons (their names aren't recorded) and married Rogneda by force. She became a nun (989).

      In 979 going from Novgorod to Kiev, with the intent to take power from his older brother, Vladimir was under influence of Dobrynia, who wanted to take away Yaropolk's bride - Rogneda, the daughter of the ruler of Polotsk Rogvolod, and to give her to Vladimir. Rogneda answered to this: "I do not want to go for the slave's son" - this strongly offended Dobrynya, whos sister was named a slave, and after the victory over Rogvolod, as remarked in Chronicle, Dobrynia told to his nephew, "be with her (Rogneda) in front of her father and her mother." That is, at the call of Dobrynia Vladimir raped Rogneda in front of her parents, and then killed her father and two brothers. When Vladimir became Grand Duke of Kiev, he forcibly took Rogneda as his wife.

      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.

      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.

      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.



      ==Links==

      * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogvolod wikipedia Rogvolod]
      * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_the_Great Vladimir The Great]
      * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_life_and_children_of_Vladimir_I Family Life & Children of Vladimir The Great]
      * [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogneda_of_Polotsk Rogneda of Polotsk]
      * [http://litopys.org.ua/dynasty/dyn24.htm Polotsk princes on litopys.org.ua]
      * [https://www.revolvy.com/page/Prince-of-Polotsk The Princes of Polotsk]
      * [http://www.katolsk.no/biografi/vladimi1.htm vladimi1]
      * [http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/RUSSIA,%20Rurik.htm#_Toc198014252 Projects MedLands RUSSIA]
      * [http://www.gendex.com/users/jast/D0018/G0000034.html#I7329 gendex]
      * http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jweber&id=I30238
      * [https://www.revolvy.com/page/Rogneda-of-Polotsk Revolvy Rogenda of Polotsk]
      * [http://www.dcs.hull.ac.uk/cgi-bin/gedlkup/n=royal?royal5601 Royals]



      ==Sources==


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      * Norman W. Ingham, "Ingham on Agatha".



























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

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

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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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      Source: http://www.thefullwiki.org/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 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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      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, 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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      Polotsk is now in Belarus.

      It has been speculated that Rogneda 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.

      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.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogneda_of_Polotsk
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      https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123379311/rogneda-of-polotsk
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      Rogneda of Polotsk (962–1002) is the Slavic name for Ragnhild, was a Princess consort of Rus. She was the daughter of Ragnvald (Slavic: Rogvolod) came from Scandinavia and established himself at Polatsk in the mid-10th century.

      It has been speculated that Rogneda 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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      Рогніда Горислава Анастасія (Рогънѣдь Горислава Анастасіѧ * 962 (?) — † 1000) — дочка полоцького князя Рогволода. Дружина Великого князя Київського Володимира Святославича.

      Народилася у 962–964 роках, оскільки у 977 до неї сватаються одразу троє князів. Її батьком був Рогволод (бл. 925–979, який тримав владу у Полоцьку приблизно з 950 року, що прибув сюди "з-за моря", як повідомляє літопис. Питання про походження Рогволода не з'ясоване.

      Рогніда мала стати дружиною Ярополка. Тому вона відмовляє неповнолітньому Володимирові. Більше того називає "робичичем" — мати Володимира Малуша була ключницею, робітницею при Ольжиному дворі, а, отже, не мала привілеїв дружини. Понад те, це обурило як Володимира, так і його дядька Добриню Низкинича. Вони навесні 980 захоплюють Полоцьк. Спалюють місто, Рогволода з його синами вбивають. А Рогніду Володимир насильно забирає до Києва і замикає в селі Предславино на р. Либідь.

      Так оповідає ці події літопис. Але тут не все так просто. Ці літописні оповідання мають чимало вразливих місць. Особливо фраза "Володимеру сущю Новѣгородѣ", з чого випливає, що під час міжусобиці 975-980 Володимир спокійно був у Новгороді, що не відповідає подіям 980 року, коли Володимир прийшов у Великий Новгород і чекав від брата зброї. Більше того, в цьому оповіданні, розлого поставленому під 1128 роком, немає жодного датування.

      На основі цих даних деякі вчені (Василь Татищев та інші) зробили деякі інші висновки. Нижче їх подано в загальному вигляді:

      У 976 Рогнедин вік сягнув відмітки 14 років і до неї посватався Ярополк Святославич. Полоцьк тоді був автономією, мав стати у поки що тихому конфлікті на сторону і підмогу столиці. Ярополк розглядав цей шлюб як династичний і Рогнідь йому як частина родини не була потрібна (у нього вже була черниця Юлія в дружинах).

      Олег Святославич не забарився з відповіддю. Він теж надіслав до Рогволода сватів. Рогнідь, намовлена батьком на самостійний вибір, не могла вирішити, за кого йти. Імовірно, вона вибрала деревлянського Олега. Тож восени 977 Ярополк нападає на деревлянське князівство і його брат помирає.

      Ситуацією вдало користується наймолодший з братів, 15-річний Володимир. Він, що теж одночасно з братами надсилав сватів до Рогніді, використовує деревлянську метушню і захоплює Полоцьк, спалює його, а Рогнідь бере за дружину і тікає до Швеції.

      Після повернення і захоплення престолу він уже має дітей від Рогніді.

      Свого першого сина Рогнідь народила пізніше від шлюбу, десь у 979–981 роках. Це був її первісток Ізяслав Володимирович. Святополк Окаянний теж міг бути її сином від Ярополка Святославовича або від Володимира Святославовича.

      Більшість вчених вважають, що Ярослав Мудрий був саме її сином. Але час від часу на цю тему висловлюються свої сумніви, і інтерпретація Ярослава, як сина від іншої дружини Володимира Багрянородної Анни. Але такі версії сьогоднішні вчені всерйоз не сприймають.

      Повість временних літ подає нам такий список дітей Рогніді:
      Ізяслав Володимирович (*980–1001)
      Мстислав Володимирович (якщо він взагалі існував, *981, помер в дитинстві)
      Предслава Володимирівна (*982–1041)
      Ярослав Мудрий (*983–1054)
      Всеволод Володимирович (*984–1013)
      NN, згідно з традицією, Прямислава Володимирівна (*986–?)

      Очевидно, Рогнідь була серед улюблених дружин князя, оскільки народила йому 6 дітей.

      Багато років Рогнідь терпіла образи через нові шлюби Володимира. Але то не було кохання - її ятрило себелюбство. І от, коли стало відомо про намір Володимира охреститися, вона вирішила, що нарешті час помститися за давні образи.

      Коли Володимир тішився ловами на ріці Либідь, він зайшов і до маєтку в Предславиному. Там, після полювання, на гучному бенкеті, князь напився. Оскільки вже була ніч, а до Києва йому їхати з кілометр а потім ще й підніматися узвозом, Володимир лишився у цьому домі.

      Після бенкету п'яний князь ліг до Рогніді в ліжко. Княгиня прокинулася і підійшла до стіни. Там у неї був ніж — ним вона хотіла зарізати чоловіка. Коли вона вже занесла над Володимиром ніж, князь прокинувся і перехопив її руку. Вони почали сваритися. За смерть Рогволода Володимир мав заплатити власною кров'ю. Цей докір був добре знайомий князю і він просто мовчки вислухав докори дружини. Проте за зухвалість її треба було стратити. Тож він наказав Рогніді ошатно вбратися і чекати на нього в кімнаті. Коли Володимир зайшов до кімнати з мечем, Рогнідь не втрималась і закричала. На крик підбіг їхній син Ізяслав. Він був уже старший, знав закон і мав мстити за вбиту матір. Схопив меча і спрямував його проти батька. Спантеличений Володимир скликав бояр. Вони сказали, що краще всього відправити їх у висилку, на вотчину, де вони б жили і правили спокійно.

      На диво, Володимир вислухав бояр і відпустив їх у Полоцьк, залишивши інших дітей Рогнеди при собі.

      Очевидно, що в Полоцьку Ізяслав правив не самостійно. Було регентство, і титул регента, тобто, регентші, займала Рогнідь. Імовірно, регентство це тривало до моменту, коли Ізяславу виповнилось 17–18 років. Судячи з усього, це сталося в 997 році.

      У 997, Рогнідь відходить від державних справ. Про її подальше життя ранні літописи мовчать, а от пізні, зокрема Никонівський літопис, повідомляють, що Рогніда постриглась у черниці під християнським ім'ям Анастасії. Постриг цей, варто б вважати, стався восени або взимку 997 року.

      Рогнідь-Горислава-Анастасія померла у 1000 році. Це була молода жінка 36–39 років віком. Можливо, її життя скоротили сирі печери, де вона проживала останні два роки життя.

      1. Руські традиції дозволяли дівчині вступати в шлюб з 14 років, вже за часів християнства ця цифра скоротилася до 12 років
      2. Вгору ↑ Питання про повноліття на Русі дуже цікаве. Деякі вчені стверджують, що ця відмітка наставала у хлопців з 21 року, у дівчат з 18-річного віку. В інших випадках повноліттям для дівчат вважався 12-річний вік, а для хлопців 15-річний. В середньому повноліттям для хлопців вважалися 17 років, для дівчини - 14. Тобто тоді Рогніді було більше 14 років, але ніяк не менше 17, звідси народження її у 961-964, Володимиру десь 15-16 років, отже, народився у 960-962.
      3. Вгору ↑ На користь цих звісток є нове ім'я Рогніді - Горислава. Скажімо, [[Олег Святославич (князь чернігівський)]] був прозваний Гориславичем за свою любов до міжусобних воєн. Судячи з усього, ім'я Рогніді цього ж походження, і його вона отримала, імовірно, через те, що була причиною мідусобиці 975-980, але аж ніякий не Лют.
    • 494px-Anton_Losenko
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    • Ancestral File Number: B6DQ-QS
    • Princesse de Polotzk (Biélorussie).
      Violée puis épousée par Vladimir Ier de Kiev (dit le Saint !)
      Reléguée au couvent en 988.
    • !BIRTH: "Royal Ancestors" by Michel Call - Based on Call Family Pedigrees FHL
      film 844805 & 844806, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. Copy of
      "Royal Ancestors" owned by Lynn Bernhard, Orem, UT.

      Data From Lynn Jeffrey Bernhard, 2445 W 450 South #4, Springville UT 84663-4950
      email - bernhardengineer@netscape.net
    • Ancestral File Number: B6DQ-QS
    • SOURCE NOTES:
      http://mariah.stonemarche.org/famfiles/fam01448.htm
    • _P_CCINFO 2-2438
    • OR "RAGNHEIDR""OF POLOTSK"
    • _P_CCINFO 1-20792
      Original individual @P2442110466@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@) merged with @P2447683497@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@)
      Original individual @P2442110466@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@) merged with @P2442109208@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@)
      Original individual @P2442110466@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@) merged with @P2308141582@ (@MS_NHFETTERLYFAMIL0@)
    • 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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    • Weis, p. 205
    • Name Prefix: Princess Name Suffix: "The Nun"
    • Name Suffix: of Poland Still Living.
    • Acceded: 989
    • Acceded: 989
    • 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
    • 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.
    • 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 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"
    • From: Igor Sklar (sklar2002@yandex.ru)
      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.
    • #Générale##Générale#Princesse de Polotzk en Biélorussie
      Violée puis épousée par Vladimir, elle est reléguée aucouvent en 988.
    Person ID I6000000001172213829  Ancestors of Donald Ross
    Last Modified 28 Oct 2020 

    Father prince Rogvolod of West Gotland,   b. Abt 920,   d. 978  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Family ID F6000000074783744384  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family prince Vladimir I Svyatoslavich Rurikid, I,   b. Abt 957, Будутино Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jul 1015  (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Married Abt 977 
    Address:
    Kiev
    Kiev, Kievan State
    Kievan Rus' 
    Children 
     1. prince Iaroslav "The Wise" Vladimirovich,   b. Abt 980,   d. 20 Feb 1054  (Age ~ 74 years)
    Last Modified 14 Mar 2021 
    Family ID F6000000001433601674  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart