Sineus and Truvor
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Sineus and Truvor are mentioned in Rus' chronicles as brothers of Rurik, a Varangian chieftain of the Rus' who is traditionally considered to be the founder of the Rurikids. According to legendary cal
Brothers Rurik, Truvor and Sineus arrive at Ladoga, as painted by Viktor Vasnetsov (c. 1900).
Kievan Rus'
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Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus', was the first East Slavic state and, later, an amalgam of principalities, in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century. Encompassing a variety of
Sineus and Truvor
…after the establishment of their territories, and Rurik consolidated these lands into his own territory, thus laying the foundations for the state of Kievan Rus'. According to popular 20th-century scholarly interpretation (summarized in the textbook by Katsva and Yurganov), the phrase "Rurik, Sineus, en Truvor…
The Invitation of the Varangians by Viktor Vasnetsov: Rurik and his brothers Sineus and Truvor arrive at the lands of the Ilmen Slavs.
East-Slavic tribes and peoples, 8th–9th centuries
Rus' under the walls of Constantinople (860), the Radziwiłł Chronicle
Princess Olga's avenge to the Drevlians, Radziwiłł Chronicle