This week, Liz and Dakota take a look back into a story that is part myth, part history, pure carnage - the story of Saint Olga of Kiev.  If you’re interested in hearing tales from The Primary Chronicle, or about Kievan Rus’ first female leader, then you’re gonna want to take a listen!

Episode Notes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0pQv8nUHkUI

https://www.wbur.org/endlessthread/2019/10/18/olga-of-kiev

https://www.stsvladimirandolgacathedral.ca/princess-olga-of-kiev

https://www.historyanswers.co.uk/medieval-renaissance/olga-of-kiev-one-saint-you-do-not-want-to-mess-with/

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Saint-Olga

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olga_of_Kiev

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kievan_Rus%27

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drevlians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varangians

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dismemberment#Torn_apart_by_two_trees

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinis_(mythology)

http://ww1.antiochian.org/node/18986

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