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Name Oleg of Novgorod
Gender Male
Living[1] Est 900
Other  Speculative child?: Olga of Kiev (1) 
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Oleg of Novgorod (Old East Slavic: Ѡлегъ Olegŭ; ; ; ) was a Rurikid prince who ruled all or part of the Rus' people during the late 9th and early 10th centuries.

He is credited by Rus' Chronicles with moving from either Staraya Ladoga or Novgorod, and seizing power in Kiev (Kyiv) from Askold and Dir, and, by doing so, laying the foundation of the powerful state of Kievan Rus'. He also launched an attack on Constantinople, capital of the Byzantine Empire. According to East Slavic chronicles, Oleg was the supreme ruler of the Rus' from 882 to 912.

This traditional dating has been challenged by some historians, who point out that it is inconsistent with such other sources as the Schechter Letter, which mentions the activities of a certain khagan HLGW ( usually transcribed Helgu) of Rus' as late as the 940s, during the reign of Byzantine Emperor Romanus I. The nature of Oleg's relationship with the Rurikid ruling family of the Rus', and specifically with his successor Igor of Kiev, is a matter of much controversy among historians.

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  1. ↑ Oleg of Novgorod, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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