Forgotten Women Warriors Of Russia

2024 Author: Bailey Albertson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 12:53

5 Russian women warriors that few people remember now

And he will stop the galloping horse, and he will soap the prince's neck, and will not give a husband to offense. The female warriors of Ancient Russia are in no way inferior to the famous Valkyries and Amazons. Judge for yourself.

Nastasya Korolevichna

Nastasya Korolevichna was the wife of the legendary hero Danube Ivanovich. By order of the Kiev prince Vladimir, the Danube went to Lithuania to match the princess Opraksya for him. The girl's father was against marriage. Opraksya herself loved Vladimir, so she agreed to secretly flee with the Kiev knights. Opraksya's sister, the warrior Nastasya Korolevichna, set off in pursuit of the embassy. She did not know that Opraksya went with the heroes of her own free will, and was in a hurry to save her sister from a forced wedding. Having caught up with the Kievites, Polyanitsa fought with the Danube. The battle ended with a declaration of love, so two couples got married in Kiev at once.

Soon the Danube began to boast to the young wife of strength and prowess. But the warrior objected, saying that she was not only not inferior in strength to her husband, but also superior. These words wounded the pride of the knight, and he challenged his beloved to a duel. According to the terms of the duel, the spouses had to hit from a long distance with an arrow from a bow into a silver ring on each other's head. Polyanitsa drew the bow three times, each of the arrows hitting the ring. When the Danube prepared to fire, the woman sensed trouble. She said that she was already carrying the child under her heart and persuaded to forgive the impudent words. But the Danube, which at that moment was drunk, did not listen. The first arrow hit her beloved. When the warrior realized that he had killed his wife and child, he thrust a saber into himself out of grief. Legend has it that the Danube River flowed from the blood of the hero, and the Nepra River from the blood of the warrior's wife.

Nastasya Okulevna

Polyanitsa Nastasya Okulevna saved Mikhailo Potyk from the intrigues of his ex-wife, Marya White Swan. Epics say that a handsome snake fighter once met a white swan, which turned into a beautiful girl. Falling in love at first sight, the knight took her as his wife. But while he was serving at the lines, the unfaithful wife seduced the king and decided to kill her husband.

Upon learning of the betrayal, Mikhailo set off in pursuit. On the way, he fell into several traps set by Marya. Intoxicated by a sleeping potion, the warrior was in the hands of an insidious wife. Marya asked the king to kill the sleepy knight, but he refused. Then the Swan woman, having nailed her husband to the stone wall, left him to die. Bleeding Mikhailo was saved by the Tsar's sister, Polyanitsa Nastasya. With her help, Potyk killed Marya Swan and the king, after which he married the savior. The couple began to rule the kingdom and lived happily.

Vasilisa Mikulishna

The epics tell that the daughter of Mikula Selyaninovich - the hero Vasilisa - was beautiful, smart and possessed remarkable strength. She married the boyar Stavr Godinovich. Although Vasilisa forbade her husband to talk about her strength, the boyar could not resist at the feast of Prince Vladimir intoxicated. He began to boast of a beautiful and strong wife. The envious boyars persuaded Vladimir to seize Stavr and bring an amazing woman to the court by force. Alyosha Popovich and Dobrynya Nikitich went to carry out the order. On the way, they met a detachment of 50 horsemen, led by the Tatar ambassador. In fact, Vasilisa herself was the ambassador. The news of the capture of Stavr overtook the capital's messengers. Polyanitsa cut her braids, changed into a man's dress and gathered the soldiers, passing them off as the Tatar embassy, which was supposedly going to woo Vladimir's daughter.

Vasilisa managed to deploy Alyosha Popovich and Dobrynya Nikitich. Together they arrived in Kiev. The masquerade made it easy to fool the prince, the boyars and the squad, but Vladimir's wife recognized the woman in Tatar after. The ruler decided to verify the identity of the mysterious ambassador and arranged tests. The brave warrior had to bathe in the bathhouse, play cards, and compete with the vigilantes. Cunning and strength helped the bogatyr gain victory in all trials. She forced the prince to release Stavr and, together with her husband, returned to Chernigov-grad.

Daughter of Ilya Muromets

The name of the warrior maiden who decided to kill her father was not preserved by the epic. The story of Ilya Muromets with his daughter-Polyanitsa is described in the legend “Ilya Muromets and his daughter”. Their meeting took place at one of the outposts. Twelve soldiers were guarding the lines when an unknown clearing suddenly appeared. She began to mock the heroes, challenging them to battle. Alyosha Popovich and Dobrynya Nikitich wanted to fight, but were scared. The girl's strength was remarkable - she tossed the club with one hand, and played with a swan's weapon like a feather.

When Ilya Muromets saw that none of the squad dared to shorten the girl, he went out to a duel. During the battle, something prevented Ilya from delivering a fatal blow to the enemy. Peering into the girl's face, he asked where she was from. It turned out that this was his daughter from the widow-maker from the land of Talian. Muromets stopped the battle, hugged and kissed the hero, confessing his paternity. Then he let the girl go in peace. But the warrior harbored a grudge against her father, because he did not marry a widow and her daughter was not born legally. At night, she entered the tent, wanting to kill her father while he was sleeping. Waking up from sleep, Ilya Muromets rebuffed his daughter and killed her. He chopped the maiden's body into pieces and fed it to the crows and wolves.

Nastasya Mikulishna

The maiden warrior Nastasya Mikulishna was the second daughter of Mikula Selyaninovich. The epics tell about the loyalty and love of Nastasya and Dobrynya Nikitich. Their first meeting turned into a battle. Polyanitsa defeated Dobrynya, and the hero fell in love. It was not easy to look after the warrior, but the winner of the Serpent managed to win her heart.

After the wedding, the husband went to defend his native land. After 6 years, Alyosha Popovich brought the news of Dobrynya's “death”, and after that he himself wooed the “widow”, but was refused. After another 6 years, Alyosha, having enlisted the support of Polyanitsa's parents, decided to marry her against consent. Dobrynya learned about the celebration and hastily returned. Secretly penetrating the wedding, he beat Popovich with gusli and took his wife away.