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Novgorod First Chronicle

Novgorod First Chronicle
First sheet of the Synod Scroll, dated to the 13th/14th century.
Original titleRussian: Новгородская первая летопись, romanizedNovgorodskaya pervaya letopisʹ
Also known asNPL
LanguageOld East Slavic
Manuscript(s)
  • Synod Scroll
  • Commission Scroll
  • Academic Scroll

The Novgorod First Chronicle (Russian: Новгоро́дская пе́рвая ле́топись, romanized: Novgoródskaya pérvaya létopisʹ, IPA: [nəvɡɐˈrot͡skəjə ˈpʲervəjə ˈlʲetəpʲɪsʲ],[1] commonly abbreviated as NPL[1]), also known by its 1914 English edition title The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1016–1471,[2] is the oldest extant Rus' chronicle of the Novgorod Republic. Written in Old East Slavic, it reflects a literary tradition about Kievan Rus' which differs from the Primary Chronicle.

The earliest extant copy of the NPL is the so-called Synod Scroll (Sinodálʹnyy),[3] dated to the second half of the 13th century. First printed in 1841, it is currently preserved in the State Historical Museum. It is the earliest known manuscript of a major Old East Slavic chronicle, predating the Laurentian Codex of the Primary Chronicle by almost a century.[4] In the 14th century, the Synod Scroll was continued by the monks of the Yuriev Monastery in Novgorod.[5] Other important copies of the Novgorod First Chronicle include the Academic Scroll (Akademícheskiy) and Commission Scroll (Komissiónnyy)[3]), both dating to the 1440s,[4] and the Tolstoi (Tolstóvoi) copy. This "Younger Redaction"[a] contains entries from the year 854 up to 1447.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Ostrowski 2018, p. 32.
  2. ^ The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1016–1471. Royal Historical Society. 1914.
  3. ^ a b Dimnik 2004, p. 256.
  4. ^ a b Гиппиус, А. А. (2013). "Новгородская первая летопись". Большая Российская Энциклопедия, том 23 (in Russian). pp. 155–156.
  5. ^ "Новгородская первая летопись старшего и младшего изводов. Предисловие к изданию 2000 г.". Полное собрание русских летописей. Том 3 (in Russian). 2000. ISBN 5785901269. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  6. ^ Isoaho 2018, p. 639.


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