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Group: Kent, Kingdom of
People: Khafra
Topic: Kiev, Siege of
Location: Lefkandi Greece

Kiev, Siege of

Years: 968 - 968

The siege of Kiev by the Pechenegs in 968 is documented in the Primary Chronicle, whose account freely mixes historical details with folklore.

"In fact, if we revert to history, we shall find that the women who have distinguished themselves have neither been the most beautiful nor the most gentle of their sex."

― Mary Wollstonecraft, A Vindication... (1792)