Weighing 6 tons, it is located at St. Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine. Yaroslav the Wise married Ingegerd Olofsdotter, daughter of Olof Skötkonung, the king of Sweden in 1019. The Swedish Princess Ingegerd was to marry Norwegian king Olaf the Saint, but her father decided that Yaroslav was a much more promising husband. And Yaroslav had to give … Continue reading Marble sarcophagus of King of Kyiv Rus Yaroslav the Wise and his wife Queen Ingegerd Olofsdotter of Sweden