History 21/03/20 Revenge of Olga: that the Russian Princess was made with the Drevlyans for killing her husband
Olga, wife of Prince Igor, the mother of Sviatoslav and grandmother of the Baptist of Russia Vladimir entered our history as the Holy Princess, first brought to our land the light of Christianity. However, before you become a Christian, Olga was a pagan, cruel and vindictive. Such it was included in the chronicle “Tale of bygone years”. What did Olga?
the Campaign of Igor
we must Start with the last campaign of her husband, Prince Igor. In the entry for the 945 says that the squad began to complain to Igor that “youths Sveneld”, that is, the people that make up the inner circle of his voivode Sveneld all “sodalis weapons and clothes”, while they themselves Igor vigilantes “naked.” Hardly Prince’s retainers were so “naked”, so you’d have to be serious, but with a team in those days tried not to argue, because it depended on it, can ride the Prince on the throne of Kiev. So Igor went to the drevlians – a tribe that lived on the territory of the Ukrainian Polesye and there started shaped mayhem, adding to the old tribute to new payment, in order to cover up the blatant nakedness of their warriors. Collecting this tribute, he went was back home, but on the way, apparently decided that the cunning citizens of somewhere else something stashed away. Sending the bulk of their people home, he with a small retinue returned to the capital drevlyan Iskorosten, “desiring more wealth.” It was a mistake. Drevlyans, led by their Prince Small have fought back, killed all the soldiers, and Igor subjected to a terrible punishment: he tore him, tied his feet to the tops of two bent trees.
the First of the revenge Olga
Having dealt thus with Igor, Drevlyansky Prince sent a delegation to Kiev, to the helpless, as it seemed, the widow. Mal suggested Olga your hand and heart, as well as protection. Olga received the ambassadors kindly, nagawaRila pleasantries in that spirit, what of Igor, they say, has not come back, and why not to marry such a wonderful Prince, as Small. And that wedding conspiracy was even more gorgeous, she promised the ambassadors to provide them with great honour, having promised that tomorrow they with honour will bring to the Prince directly in the boat, after which they will be declared the Prince’s will. While the ambassadors were sleeping at the Marina, Olga ordered to dig in the yard deep hole. In the morning the boat with Drevlyane was raised by the servants of Olga in the hands and solemnly carried through Kiev to the princely court. Here they are with the rook dropped to the bottom of the pit. The chronicler says that Olga came to the edge of the pit and leaning over him, asked: “Well, what you honor?”, what Drevlyans said: “we are Worse than Igor’s death”. Sign Olga’s Bridal Embassy had been buried alive.
the Second revenge Olga
then the Princess was sent to Malu Ambassador asking her for courtship the best people to the people of Kiev saw her do the honors. Otherwise it may resist, not to let the Princess in Iskorosten. Small, not suspecting a trick, immediately sent a large Embassy. When the two men arrived in Kiev, Olga, as befits a hospitable hostess, told me to cook them a bath, so guests could wash the road off. And as soon as the citizens began to wash the doors of the baths backed outside, and the bath had lit on all four sides.
the Third revenge Olga
Having dealt with matchmakers, the Princess sent to tell Mala that she goes to him, but before the wedding would like to make funeral feast on the grave of her husband. Mal began to prepare for the wedding, ordered the weld honeys to feast. Appearing to Iskorosten with a small retinue, Olga, accompanied by a Small and the most noble of citizens came to the grave of Igor. Feast on the mound was almost marred by issues Small and his entourage: where, in fact, the two men, whom he sent to Kiev? Why they are not princesses? Olga replied that the two men following behind and is about to appear. Satisfied with this explanation, Mal and his people began for intoxicating drinks. As soon as they got drunk, the Princess made a sign to his guards and they put in place all Drevlyane.
the Campaign to Iskorosten
After that, Olga immediately returned to Kiev, gathered an army and marched on the Derevsky earth. In open battle Drevlyans were defeated, they fled and hid behind the walls of Iskorosten. The siege lasted all summer. Finally, Olga was sent to Iskorosten Ambassador, who proposed the lifting of the siege on very lenient terms: Olga limited to expressions of submission and tribute: for three pigeons and three sparrows from each household. Of course, the demanded tribute was immediately sent. Then Olga ordered to tie each bird lighted the tinder and let it go. Birds flew, of course, in their nests, and the city started the fire. It fell Iskorosten, the capital derevlyanskoho little Prince. On this Olga had enough revenge. Further, according to the chronicle, she was acting not as an angry woman, but as a wise statesman. She went on the vast land, subject to the Kiev princes, settling the “lessons and graveyards” — that is, the size of the tribute and place of its fees. Now no one could, like the foolish Igor to go for the tribute in the same place several times, randomly selecting its size. Prince tribute from predatory extraction has become normal taxation.
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