She burned a city… Then became a saint. We travel back to viking age Eastern Europe and learn Olga's story from viking to princess, queen, and finally saint. Her tales of brutal revenge made her one of the darkest queens in history. Her stories of peace lead to the first Christian ruler of Kievan Rus. Let's find out how Olga of Kyiv took revenge on the Drevlians and solidified herself as one of the most powerful women in history. We're getting "fired up" in this episode of The Darkives

Questions answered in this episode:

• why did Saint Olga burn a city?
• is Saint Olga a real saint?
• What is the Saint Olga pigeon fire story?
• was Saint Olga a Viking?
• how did Saint Olga become a saint?

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Sources:

• oldnorse.org
• medievalreporter.com
• warfarehistorynetwork.com

Theme music: Ways of the Wizard

Composed by: geoffharvey

Licensed through: Pixabay

Used with permission, Thank you Geoff!

Other music used licensed through Pixbay

• Russian Folk Waltz-Roman_Sol
• Russian Style Film Music With Orchestra and Choir-MountainDweller

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