catherinedvorets:Olga of Kiev (Elena): Her Prince died and she was nothing more but a defenseless wi
catherinedvorets:Olga of Kiev (Elena): Her Prince died and she was nothing more but a defenseless widow. A person who killed her husband had a right to everything that the deceased owned, including the powers to Kiev and her - Olga. […] He sent envoys to Olga. She appreciated that noble gesture and honored them, in her turn - the envoys were carried to the palace in the arms of her people, in the boat. On the yard of the palace, a big hole with fire was ready. The Drevlians were thrown in it together with the boat. Olga bent to the hole and asked them: “Do you like the honor”? That was how Olga’s war began. She started a campaign against the capital of the Drevlians, Iskorosten. She had to destroy the town where her husband met his downfall. -- source link
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