Before revision: Igor began establishing cities, and imposing tribute to be payed to the Slavs and VarangiansB, and he imposed tribute on the Krivichi and Meryans to be paid to the Varangians, and from Novgorod they received 300 hryvnias per year for peace, if they do not give.Comments to the English translationА– the literal translation of "подугорьскыми гостьми" is "underhungarian guests" which could be interpreted as "guests from the lands near to Hungarians " or "guest from the lands under the rule of Hungarians" B – "и дани устави Словеномъ и Варягомъ даяти" could also be translated as "and imposing tributes on the Slavs and Varangians" Act Novgorod First Chronicle (NPL) Laurentian Codex (Lav) Old East Slavic Modern English Old East Slavic Modern English Lineage23:14–16 и рече Игорь ко Асколду: "вы нЂста князя, ни роду княжа, нь азъ есмь князь, и мнЂ достоить княжити".
After revision: RomanizationRomanizationIgor began establishing cities, and imposing tribute to be payed to the Slavs and VarangiansB, and he imposed tribute on the Krivichi and Meryans to be paid to the Varangians, and from Novgorod they received 300 hryvnias per year for peace, if they do not give.Comments to the English translationА– the literal translation of "подугорьскыми гостьми" is "underhungarian guests" which could be interpreted as "guests from the lands near to Hungarians " or "guest from the lands under the rule of Hungarians" B – "и дани устави Словеномъ и Варягомъ даяти" could also be translated as "and imposing tributes on the Slavs and Varangians" Act Novgorod First Chronicle (NPL) Laurentian Codex (Lav) Old East Slavic Modern English Old East Slavic Modern English Lineage23:14–16 и рече Игорь ко Асколду: "вы нЂста князя, ни роду княжа, нь азъ есмь князь, и мнЂ достоить княжити".