Back سفينيلد ARZ Sweneld German Sveneldo Esperanto Sveneld Spanish اسوهنلد Persian Sveneldo Italian Sweneld Polish Свенельд Russian Свенельд Ukrainian
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Sveneld | |
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Свенельд | |
| Voivode of Kiev | |
| Monarchs | Igor I of Kiev Sviatoslav I |
| Preceded by | Oleg |
| 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) Rus Civil War of 970s |
Sveneld (Old Norse: Sveinaldr, Cyrillic: Свенельд) is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Sviatoslav I and his family. Although he seems to have been the richest and the most influential Rus' leader after the ruling prince, his relation to the House of Rurik, if it existed, has not been positively established. Most of information about Sveneld is scarce.