Gorodok

Who holds it

Title

not pinned

Confidence

low

Lord in 1200

Not pinned; within the Turov land

How things stand that morning

Holder not pinned.

Charter

No charter: Rus' towns of this age had no written privileges. The prince's governor or steward judges and collects; the townsmen meet in assembly (veche) at need.

Communities

Rus'.

Fairs and markets

None recorded.

Walls and castle

Earth-and-timber fort.

Trade and crafts

River trade.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Little known.

Primary sources for Turov and Pinsk

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 Hypatian Chronicle (the Kievan Chronicle compiled about 1200 at the Vydubichi monastery; the Galician-Volhynian Chronicle in the 13th century). The southern record. Read online