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Svenald | |
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Свѣналдъ | |
| Voivode of Kiev | |
| Monarchs | Igor I of Kiev Sviatoslav I |
| Succeeded by | Blud |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Sveinaldr c. 920s |
| Died | c. 970s |
| Nationality | Varangian |
| Children | Lyut Mstisha |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Kievan Rus' |
| Years of service | 940s - 970s |
| Rank | Voivode |
| Commands | Expedition forces to Albania |
| Battles/wars | Expedition against Ulichs Expedition against Albania Expedition against Byzantium (Siege of Dorostolon) Rus Civil War of 970s |
Sveneld (also called Svenald[1] or Sveinald;[2] Old Norse: Sveinaldr; Church Slavonic: Свѣналдъ, romanized: Svěnaldŭ[3] or Свѣнелдъ, Svěneldŭ),[4] is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Sviatoslav I and his family. Most of the information about Sveneld is scarce. He is described as a rich man and a voevoda[4] ("troop commander"[2]) of Kievan Rus', but his relation to the reigning Rurikid princes, if it existed, has not been positively established.
- ^ Thuis, p. 45.
- ^ a b Cross & Sherbowitz-Wetzor 1953, p. 78.
- ^ Ostrowski & Birnbaum 2014, 73.22, 74.8, 74.18.
- ^ a b Ostrowski & Birnbaum 2014, 55.12.