Rurik

American

[roor-ik] / ˈrʊər ɪk /

noun

died a.d. 879, Scandinavian prince: founder of the Russian monarchy.

Rurik British

/ ˈrʊərɪk /

noun

died 879. Varangian (Scandinavian Viking) leader who founded the Russian monarchy. He gained control over Novgorod (?862) and his dynasty, the Rurikids , ruled until 1598

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An international team led by Hungarian scholars has successfully confirmed that skeletal remains discovered in Budapest belong to Duke Béla, the Ban of Macsó, who descended from both the Árpád and Rurik dynasties.

From Science Daily • Nov. 14, 2025

With graduate student Joel Rurik, Epstein tested the strategy in the same mouse model of high blood pressure used earlier.

From Science Magazine • Jan. 5, 2022

Rurik Gislason replaced Johann Berg Gudmundsson in the 63rd minute.

From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2018

Prosecution lawyers asked for the extra time to obtain further documents for their case against 29-year-old former Bank of America employee Rurik Jutting.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2015

It is generally supposed that one of their leaders, Rurik, was the first to consolidate the Slavic tribes about Novgorod into a sort of state in 862.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by Robinson, James Harvey

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