Complex sentence: According to tradition it was founded early in the 13th century by Negru Vodă (or Radu Negru), succeeding Câmpulung as the capital of Wallachia; hence its name ("The Court upon Arges").
Split into simpler sentences: According to tradition it was founded early in the 13th century by Negru Vodă (or Radu Negru), succeeding Câmpulung as capital of Wallachia. Hence its name ("The Court upon Arges").