Rogvolod
Rogvolod (Russian: Рогволод; Belarusian: Рагвалод, romanized: Rahvalod; c. 920 – 978) was the first chronicled prince of Polotsk. He reigned until 978, when he and his two sons were killed by Vladimir the Great, then the prince of Novgorod, who took his daughter Rogneda as a wife.
Rogvolod | |
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Prince of Polotsk | |
Rogvolod in a 1993 Belarusian stamp | |
Born | c. 920 |
Died | 978 Polotsk |
Issue | Rogneda |
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