Varangian prince who took Kiev around 882 and made it the centre of Kievan Rus. The Russian chronicle calls him 'the Prophet' and tells that he died from a snake that crawled out of his dead horse's skull.
Jīfǔ Luósī de Àoliègé dàgōng shì yí wèi chuánqí de tǒngzhìzhě.
Prince Oleg of Kievan Rus was a legendary ruler.
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The name comes from Old Norse Helgi, 'holy' or 'blessed', carried into Slavic lands by the Varangians (Vikings). Its feminine twin, Olga, 奥尔加, comes from Helga in the same way.