Malusha/Malfrida[1][2] (Old Ruthenian: Малушa, Old Norse: Málfríðr)[3] historically is known as a servant (kholopka) for Olga of Kiev and concubine of Svyatoslav I of Kiev. According to Slavonic chronicles, she was the mother of Vladimir the Great and sister of Dobrynya. The Norse sagas describe Vladimir's mother as a prophetess who lived to the age of 100 and was brought from her cave to the palace to predict the future.
Statue of Malusha , with her young son Vladimir the Great in Korosten, Ukraine
References
- ^ Vladimir Plougin: Russian Intelligence Services: The Early Years, 9th-11th Centuries, Algora Publ., 2000
- ^ History of Ukraine-Rus': From prehistory to the eleventh century, Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies Press, 1997
- ^ Málfríðr nordicnames.de
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