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Also Known As Oleh
Died c.912
House / Dynasty Rurik dynasty
Igor
Russian prince
Svyatoslav I
Svyatoslav I
prince of Kyiv
Volodymyr I
Vladimir I
grand prince of Kyiv
Yaroslav I
Yaroslav the Wise
prince of Kyiv
Vladimir II Monomakh
grand prince of Kyiv
Vitali Klitschko
Ukrainian boxer and politician
Saint Olga
St. Olga
Russian saint and regent
Who was Viking chieftain Ivar the Boneless?
Ivar the Boneless
Viking chieftain
Harald III Sigurdsson
king of Norway
Thorkell the Tall
Viking chief
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
Guthrum
king of Denmark
Halfdan
Danish Viking leader