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Gytha of Wessex the daughter of the last Anglo-Saxon king of England married Rus ruler Vladimir II Monomakh after fleeing from England conquered by Normans. The
by michalu 5y ago
Gytha of Wessex the daughter of the last Anglo-Saxon king of England married Rus ruler Vladimir II Monomakh after fleeing from England conquered by Normans. The "queen" of the Rus was effectively Anglo-Saxong emigree.
Her great-great grandson was Alexander Nevsky, widely recognized in Russia as the greatest national hero.
It seems many anglo-saxons migrated to Rus after the conquest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gytha_of_Wessex https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gytha_of_Wessex
If you like history of that part of the world: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ayBcrZWJ8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_ayBcrZWJ8