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In the year 945, the Kingdom of Rus’ stood on the brink of disaster. Knyaz Igor had just been slain, and his successor was only a child. All power lay in the hands of his widow, Olga, and all of these heavy expectations: resolve the chaotic politics, safeguard the troubled borders, and restore the glory of the kingdom. But the first matter on her list, was revenge of the bloodiest sort…
Sources:
On the Date of the Khazars' Conversion to Judaism and the Chronology of the Kings of the Rus Oleg and Igor - Constantin Zuckerman
The emergence of Rus, 750-1200 - Franklin, Simon
The Primary Chronicle - Anonymous, transl. By Samuel Hazzard Cross & Olgerd P. Sherbowitz-Wetzor
The Varangians - Sverrir Jakobsson
Viking Rus - Wladyslaw Duczko
Was There a Riurikid Dynasty in Early Rus’? - Donald Ostrowski

Sources:
Eastern Europe in the Middle Ages 500-1300 - Florin Curta
Grand Princess Olga of Rus’ Shows the Bird: Her ‘Christian Falcon’ Emblem - Roman K. Kovalev
Ol’ga’s Conversion: The Evidence Reconsidered - Dimitri Obolensky
The emergence of Rus, 750-1200 - Simon Franklin
The Political Organization of Rus’ in the 10th Century - Petr S. Stefanovich
The Primary Chronicle - Anonymous
The Varangians - Sverrir Jakobsson
Viking Rus - Wladyslaw Duczko
Was There a Riurikid Dynasty in Early Rus’? - Donald Ostrowski

Footage credits:
Bees Flying Around Beehive by Ella Gronewold
Two Pigeons Perched On A Metal Structure by Kelly
Time-Lapse Video of Sunrise by Ajaya Bist
Video of a Bird Perched on a Branch by Shah Jahan
Close-up Video of a Rooster by Nicky Pe
Chickens Looking For Food by Pixabay

Music credits:
Official Heavy Heart - Kevin MacLeod
Evening Fall Harp- Kevin MacLeod
Lone Harvest - Kevin MacLeod
Evening Fall Piano- Kevin MacLeod

Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
1:47 Birth and vengeance
10:15 How true is the legend?
13:46 Olga: a Freyjan Priestess?
24:27 Olga’s conversion


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