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Приношение князю Олегу дани покоренными народами
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奥列格

奧列格
Àoliègé
proper noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Oleg (Slavic masculine given name)
  2. 2 Prince Oleg of Novgorod, Varangian ruler who moved his seat to Kiev

About Oleg the Wise

died c. 912 · 君主 monarch

Varangian prince who took Kiev around 882 and made it the centre of Kievan Rus. The Russian chronicle calls him 'the Prophet' and tells that he died from a snake that crawled out of his dead horse's skull.

Examples

HSK 5
Àoliègé shì yí ge chángjiàn de Éluósī nánzǐ míng.
Oleg is a common Russian masculine name.
HSK 7-9
Jīfǔ Luósī de Àoliègé dàgōng shì yí wèi chuánqí de tǒngzhìzhě.
Prince Oleg of Kievan Rus was a legendary ruler.

Tips

culture
The name comes from Old Norse Helgi, 'holy' or 'blessed', carried into Slavic lands by the Varangians (Vikings). Its feminine twin, Olga, 奥尔加, comes from Helga in the same way.

Stroke Order

奥 ào
列 liè
格 gé