Enigmatic Varangian (Russian-Scandinavian Ties in the 11th century)
The manifold Russian-Scandinavian ties (in the Middle Ages–chiefly dinastic) from the very beginning and up to now keep safe their weighty historical significance. The present essay is devoted to the identification of a certain Varangian Prince Jakun, in 1024 comrade-in-arms of the Grand Prince Jaro...
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| Language: | English |
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Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MGIMO)
2009-09-01
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| Series: | Московский журнал международного права |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mjil.ru/jour/article/view/1033 |
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| Summary: | The manifold Russian-Scandinavian ties (in the Middle Ages–chiefly dinastic) from the very beginning and up to now keep safe their weighty historical significance. The present essay is devoted to the identification of a certain Varangian Prince Jakun, in 1024 comrade-in-arms of the Grand Prince Jaroslav the Wise of Kiev. Already almost three centuries this problem attracts attention of top Russian and foreign historians. In 1981 Omeljan Pritsak in the USA thoroughly substantiated hypothesis – first brought forward in Sweden by Eric Brate (1925) – Jakun is the Norvegian Jarl Hakon Eiriksson, the nephew of the King Knut the Great. The aim of this essay is the presentation for the first time at length in Russia of the above hypotheses together with its critical analysis on a base of sources available. The result achieved is the conclusion on a good reliability of the hypotheses with some remarks. |
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| ISSN: | 0869-0049 2619-0893 |