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Holmgard

General Urbs ₂ Featured March 27 , 2008

Ancient name of Novgorod, Russia

Today known as Novgorod, it was once known as Holmgard, the land of islands. The River Volkhov comes down from Lake Ilmen, tributaries spilling out from it and around the many islands. Around 860 AD, the Viking Rurik founded the principality of Novgorod and Rurik's successor Oleg conquered Kiev. In 989 AD the ruler Vladimir converted to Christianity, and the Varangians steadily assimilated into the native population and took up the Slavic language.

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