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Rurik or Riurik (Russian: Рюрик, Old East Norse: Rørik, meaning "famous
ruler"; ca 830 – ca 879) was a Varangian chieftain who gained control of
Ladoga in 862, built the Holmgard settlement near Novgorod, and founded the
Rurik Dynasty which ruled Russia until the 17th century.
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