Sveneld

Svenald
Свѣналдъ
Voivode of Kiev
MonarchsIgor I of Kiev
Sviatoslav I
Succeeded byBlud
Personal details
BornSveinaldr
c. 920s
Diedc. 970s
ChildrenLyut
Mstisha
Military service
AllegianceKievan Rus'
Years of service940s - 970s
RankVoivode
CommandsExpedition forces to Albania
Battles/warsExpedition against Ulichs
Expedition against Albania
Expedition against Byzantium (Siege of Dorostolon)
Feud of the Sviatoslavichi
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Sveneld (also called Svenald or Sveinald; Old Norse: Sveinaldr; Church Slavonic: Свѣналдъ, romanized: Svěnaldŭ or Свѣнелдъ, Svěneldŭ), is a semi-legendary 10th-century Varangian warlord in the service of Sviatoslav I and his family. Most of the information about Sveneld is scarce. He is described as a rich man and a voevoda ("troop commander") of Kievan Rus', but his relation to the reigning Rurikid princes, if it existed, has not been positively established.