Sveneld
Svenald | |
|---|---|
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) Feud of the Sviatoslavichi |
Sveneld (also called Svenald or Sveinald; Old Norse: Sveinaldr; Church Slavonic: Свѣналдъ, romanized: Svěnaldŭ or Свѣнелдъ, Svěneldŭ), 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 ("troop commander") of Kievan Rus', but his relation to the reigning Rurikid princes, if it existed, has not been positively established.