Askold and Dir (Haskuldr or Hǫskuldr and Dyr or Djur in Old Norse; died in 882), mentioned in both the Primary Chronicle, the Novgorod First Chronicle...

to the hills of Kiev, and saw how Askold and Dir reigned there. He hid his warriors in the boats, left some others behind, and went forward himself bearing...

881–882, he took control of Smolensk, and then seized power in Kiev by tricking and slaying Askold and Dir, and setting himself up as prince in Kiev,...

Primary Chronicle. The authors of the chronicle appended the names of Askold and Dir to the account as they believed that these two Varangians had presided...

upon them as they lived in the hills and forests, and demanded tribute from them'. In pages 20.24–21.3, Askold and Dir are told by the inhabitants: "There...

Saints Cyril and Methodius among the Slavic peoples;[non-primary source needed] the calling of the Varangians; the murder of Askold and Dir, by which Oleg...

capturing Smolensk and Lyubech before reaching Kiev, where he deposed and killed Askold and Dir: "Oleg set himself up as prince in Kiev, and declared that...

newly arrived Askold and Dir who asked them whose city Kjiv was, and received the answer that the three brothers who built it were long dead and the residents...

any founder of a dynasty'. Kiev was captured by Askold and Dir, whose existence is also debatable, and are called "boyars" who "did not belong to [Rurik's]...

of Kiev starts with "Dir and Askold", followed by "Oleg", and then "Igor". The Rurikids were the ruling dynasty of Kievan Rus', and ultimately the Tsardom...

early life and rise to power of Oleg of Novgorod, the Rus prince who attacked and conquered Kiev in AD 882 from the Rus war-lords Askold and Dir, before...

Relations Texas Department of Information Resources Dir (clan), one of the five major Somali clans Askold and Dir, Viking rulers of Kiev Dirr (disambiguation)...

and one corvette of the modern Russian Navy, have been named Askold after the semi-legendary rulers of Kiev, Askold and Dir. Russian frigate Askold –...

at Kiev by Askold and Dir, two Varangian chiefs: Two hundred small vessels passed through the Bosporus and plundered the monasteries and other properties...

merchants Askold and Dir (in the chronicle they are called "boyars", probably because of their noble class). The names Askold (Old Norse: Haskuldr) and Dir (Old...

mentions the names of the leaders of the raid on Constantinople — Askold and Dir — and calls them retainers of the Scandinavian Rurik dynasty. According...

Scandinavia. In 882, the pagan Prince Oleg (Oleh) conquered Kyiv from Askold and Dir and proclaimed it as the new capital of the Rus'. Anti-Normanist historians...

brothers - Kyi, Shchek and Khoryv, who laid the foundation of Kyiv, which will become a tribal centre. Two Varangians Askold and Dir are considered to be...

that Oleg of Novgorod would establish when he conquered Kiev and deposed Askold and Dir. This new political entity, called Kievan Rus', was ruled by the...

killed Askold and Dir. Olga of Kiev built two churches at the place of their burial. The memorial on the bank of Dnieper River named “Askold’s Grave”...

and learnt that they were Swedes. Fearing that they were spies for their brothers, the Danes, he incarcerated them. In 860, the Rus' under Askold and...

Kievan princes and princesses such as Askold and Dir and Olga of Kiev reportedly converted to Christianity, but Oleg the Wise, Igor of Kiev and Sviatoslav...

Lelewel, and Guðbrandur Vigfússon. The Primary Chronicle states that at some point during the late 9th or early 10th century Askold and Dir, who may have...

Novgorod wrested control of the city from the Varangian warlords Askold and Dir, and embarked on what was to prove to be the foundation of a Rus' empire...

(original) The Opera Askold's grave composed by Russian composer Alexey Verstovsky and premiered in 1835, tells the story of how Askold and Dir happen to be buried...

the 860 assault on Constantinople by Rus' forces under the command of Askold and Dir, the two princes were baptized in that holy city. Returning to Kiev...

the element after Ruthenia to honor Russia. Ruthenia and Kievan domains during Askold and Dir and Oleg the Wise (862–912) Principalities of Kievan Rus'...

in his own right (suo jure). On the other hand, Oleg reportedly told Askold and Dir that he was роду къняжа rodu k"nyazha "of princely stock/lineage" (PVL...

history of the area, says that Slavic Kyivans told Askold and Dir that they had no local ruler and paid tribute to the Khazars - an event attributed to...

Rurik of Novgorod, sometime in the mid-9th century, and ends with Nicholas II, who abdicated in 1917, and was executed with his family in 1918. Two dynasties...