Sagas about Rus': How did the Scandinavians see the princes and their state? Vladislav Kiorsak Without Bromine .................................................................................... Vladislav Kiorsak is a doctor of philosophy in history, a junior researcher at the I. Krypʼyakevych Institute of Ukrainian Studies of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He studies the history of Rus' in an intercultural context, the history of Iceland, and the politics of memory in medieval Scandinavia. He is the author of over 20 scientific articles devoted to Rus'-Scandinavian relations. 🔔 Subscribe to the channel to learn more about the vivid and living history of Ukraine: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumr... .................................................................................... Today, in the episode with Vladislav Kiorsak, we will talk about sagas, reflections of historical events in Rus' and biographies of princes in them. How did the Scandinavians see Rus'? Can sagas be considered a historical source? How were they seen in the sagas of Yaroslav the Wise and Vladimir the Great? What is known about the Germanic myth? What is the history of Rus in the sagas? Watch until the end! This is important to know! ................................................................................... Literature for immersion in the topic from the guest of the program! Two monuments of Icelandic literature translated into Ukrainian: 👉 The Elder Edda. Translated by Vitaliy Kryvonos. Zhupansky Publishing House. 2022 👉 The Younger Edda. Translated by Vitaliy Kryvonos. Zhupansky Publishing House. 2023 Books by Fedor Androschuk: 👉 From the Vikings to Rus. Kyiv: Laurus. 2022 👉 Harald the Severe - the last Viking. Kyiv: Laurus, 2020 I can also recommend my dissertation: 👉 ​​Rus and Eastern Europe in the historical memory of medieval Scandinavians (based on the materials of sagas about ancient times) Specifically about the Rus princes in the sagas: 👉 Polovinska V. Yaritslejv. The figure of Yaroslav the Wise against a Scandinavian background, 2018 A basic book about legendary sagas, which examines in detail the origin and development of this genre: 👉 Tulinius T. The matter of the North: The rise of literary fiction in thirteenth-century Iceland. Odense: Odense University Press, 2002 It covers a lot of different aspects of medieval Scandinavia: 👉 The Viking world. London and New York, 2008 In this work you can also find a lot of interesting things about Norway and Iceland: 👉 Long A.-M. Iceland's relationship with Norway c.870–c.1100 Memory, history and identity. Leiden, Boston: Brill, 2017 About the Vikings in Russia: 👉 Duczko W. Viking Rus: Studies on the Presence of Scandinavians in Eastern Europe. Leiden: Brill, 2004 A monograph dedicated to the Varangians and Russia from a Scandinavian perspective: 👉 Sverrir Jakobsson. The Varangians: In God's Holy Fire. Palgrave Macmillan, 2020 .................................................................................... 📌 Important moments: 00:00 - Intro 00:40 - What is a saga? 04:50 - Saga as a historical source 10:42 - Why are sagas popular today? 13:34 - Sagas in the series “Vikings” 22:10 - History of Rus in the sagas 26:45 - Mentions of the Kievan princes in the sagas 27:23 - The image of Vladimir and Yaroslav 31:00 - Attention to Monomakh 31:52 - What was Rus for the Scandinavians? 42:00 - Germanic myth in the sagas 45:50 - Cities and geographical landmarks of Rus in the sagas 51:27 - Local population as heroes of the saga 55:40 - Do the data of the chronicles coincide with the sagas? 59:45 - The disappearance of Rus from the memory of the Scandinavians 1:03:05 - A historical myth that harms modern Ukraine 1:03:25 - An event that changed the course of Ukrainian history 1:03:36 - Which Ukrainian played an important role, but almost nothing is known about him? 1:03:59 - History is important because… 1:04:28 - Does the victim syndrome define Ukrainians now? .................................................................................................... 🎬 See also other issues: ▶️The founding of Kyiv: myths and facts On clear water: • The founding of Kyiv: myths and facts On ... ▶️Mysteries of the Cimmerians: Horsemen and warriors of ancient Ukraine Oleksandr Mogilov Without Bromine: • Mysteries of the Cimmerians: Horsemen and warrior... ▶️Where does the trident come from On clear water: • Where does the trident come from To the point ..................................................................................... 💭 Read more about Ukrainian history on our website: https://localhistory.org.ua ..................................................................................... 👥 We are on social networks: ⭐️ Facebook: / lokalnaistoria ⭐️ Instagram: / localhistoryua ⭐️ Telegram: https://t.me/LocalHistoryUA ⭐️ Patreon: / local_history ..................................................................................... #VladislavKiorzak #HistoryofUkraine #WithoutBromine