--- alex_lycos <
altamix@...> wrote:
> What about the family name of Nestor?
*****GK: Unknown. From hints scattered in the
Chronicle we know that he was in Kyiv in 1065 as an
8-year old child. His dates are ca. 1057-1115. We
could call him "Nestor of Kyiv", but the preferred
designation is "Nestor the Chronicler" (Nestor
Litopysets). Incidentally, if you're ever in Kyiv, you
can actually see his mummy in the Caves Monastery...
For centuries he was believed to have been the sole
composer of the Primary Chronicle. But research has
now discovered that he had one or more predecessors,
and that Sylvester (+1123) was his most important
continuator.*****
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