Halga Snotor

Halga ƿæs nofgoreodisc and lator cænugeadrisc þeoden, þe ricsode of 879 oð 912 gear. His ealdrussiscan nama «Ольгъ» (Olĭgŭ) arist of ealdnorðisce Helgi.

Æfter «Tale fyrngrara», he ƿæs sibling Rurices, staþoliendes forman russisces rice. Æfter his deað on 879 geare, Halga geƿearð nofgorodisc þeoden, þe scolde ricsian oð þæt Igor, Rurices sunu, ne ƿurde fullƿintre. On 882 geare, Halga nam mid him fela mannum and oferƿann tƿa byrg – Smolensc and Lubec. Þurhƿuniende his fare, he ræhte Cænugead, hƿær ricsodon tƿegen þeodenas – Ascold and Dir. Halga licette, sƿelce he and his here ƿæron ciepan, and acsode þa þeodenas gemetan ƿið him. Þa Ascold and Dir ancƿom, Halga cƿæd: «Git ne sind þeodenisces cynnes, ac ic eom þeodenisces cynnes» and gecƿealde ƿurdon hie. Stede Cænugeades þuhte Halgan gecƿeme and he anemde: «Sie þæt modor burga russiscre». Þæt ƿæs or Cænugeardisces Ruses.

Oþerra fif and tƿentiga geara he ofersprædde his anƿeald geond land. Halga oferƿann Dreflianas (883), Seferianas (884) and Radimicas (885). On 907 geare, he aeode mid tƿam þusendum on Constantinopolis. Eastromanisc casere Leon VI het beclysan gatu þære ceastre, ac Halgan here dydon scipu on hƿeolum. Grecas egesodon and asetton seht and gomban. To tacne his siges, he næglede his scield to gatum Constantinopolises. Ac se saga ne bið fullice riht. On 911 geare, nieƿe seht ƿæs geƿorht and æfter þa seht, Halga ƿæs «micel rusa þeoden», þæt is, he næs butan beseore Igores. Hærfeste 912 geares, Halga sƿealt þruh bite snacan and Inwær ongann his rice.
Flocc:Cænugeard Bregas
Flocc:Ruricingas