Battle of Lyubech (1016)

In 1016, Yaroslav, at the head of the 3,000-strong Novgorod army and hired {{Varangians|Varangian troops]], moved against Svyatopolk, who called for help from the Pechenegs. Two troops met on the Dnieper near Lyubech and for three months, until late autumn, neither side risked crossing the river. Finally it was done by the Novgorodians, who got the victory. The Pechenegs were cut off from the troops of Svyatopolk by the lake and could not come to his aid. Yaroslav became the Grand Duke of Kiev, awarded the people of Novgorod (hryvnia to smerds, 10 hryvnias to elders and townspeople). However, Svyatopolk did not give up the fight.