Alexander Nevskii

Japanese: アレクサンドル･ネフスキー（英語表記）Aleksandr Nevskii

1220-63
A great ruler of medieval Russia. He became Prince of Novgorod (reigned 1236-51) and then Grand Prince of Vladimir (1252-63). Gifted with military talent, on July 15, 1240, at the age of just 20, he led a small force in a surprise attack on a Swedish army that had landed on the Neva River, routing them and earning the title Nevsky (meaning "of the Neva"). He soon fell out of favor with the city nobles and, like all the other princes, was temporarily banished from Novgorod. However, on April 5, 1242, he gained fame for his bravery in a fierce battle against the invading Teutonic Knights at the "Battle on the Ice" on the frozen Lake Chud, dealing a devastating blow to the invading army.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

1220ころ‐63
中世ロシアの英主。ノブゴロド公(在位1236‐51)を経て，ウラジーミル大公になった(1252‐63)。軍事的才能に恵まれ，1240年7月15日には，弱冠20歳でネバ川から上陸したスウェーデン軍を小部隊で急襲，敗走させ，ネフスキー(〈ネバ川の〉の意)とたたえられた。ほどなく都市貴族と不仲になり，歴代諸公と同様に一時ノブゴロドを追放されたが，42年4月5日，凍結したチュド湖の〈氷上の戦〉で，侵入するドイツ騎士修道会と激戦を交え，これに壊滅的打撃を与えて勇名を馳せた。

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