Posadnik of Ladoga

Who he is

Title

posadnik of Ladoga

Confidence

low

The chronicle names Paul (Pavel), posadnik of Ladoga, who laid the stone fortress in 1116; Raguilo made posadnik in 1132; Nezhata, who held the town against the Swedes in 1164. None is named for 1200.

Overlord

Novgorod.

What it holds

• the stone fortress of Ladoga and its district (see Ladoga)

How it was acquired

Appointment by Novgorod.

How things stand that morning

Office in being; holder not named.

Wealth

Tolls and dues of the lake and river trade; no figures.

Military

The fortress and the men of Ladoga.

Threats

• Swedish or Finnish raiders on the lake.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Earlier holders only.

On the map: Drawn with the town record.

Primary sources for Novgorod

Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.

• The Chronicle of Novgorod (kept year by year; the Synodal manuscript written in the 13th and 14th centuries). Novgorod's own record, kept at St Sophia. Read online
• The Laurentian Chronicle (the Suzdal continuation kept in the late 12th and 13th centuries; manuscript 1377). The court record of Vsevolod III of Vladimir. Read online
• The Livonian Chronicle of Henry, Henry of Livonia (1225 to 1227). The chief source for the Baltic mission. Read online
• The birch-bark letters (11th to 15th centuries). Excavated letters and notes on birch bark, dated by the layer they lie in. Read online
• The law of the Gotlanders; The saga of the Gotlanders (Guta lag about 1220, Guta saga about 1220 to 1275; manuscript of about 1350). The law and the short history of the self-governing island. Read online