A Woman to Know: Olga of Kiev

Prepare great quantities of mead in the city where you killed my husband, that I may weep over his grave and hold a funeral feast for him … — Olga of Kiev

Prepare great quantities of mead in the city where you killed my husband, that I may weep over his grave and hold a funeral feast for him … — Olga of Kiev

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Talk about living two lives in one.

In 945, a group from the Drevlian tribe rose up against Olga’s husband, Prince Igor I of Kiev. When Igor traveled to squash their rebell…