Rurik and his brothers, both Varangian Vikings, arrived in Staraya Ladoga. ( Public domain )
Backdrop to the Ascension of Prince Igor of Kiev
The Rurikid Dynasty that came to the head of the Kievan Rus’ takes its name from Rurik, its first ruler. His name is a Slavic adaptation of the Old Norse Hrærekr. Rurik (Old Church Slavonic: Рюрикъ) came to the lands of the Slavs in order to govern them