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Here's a translation onto English: // And dwelled Oleg, being prince in Kiev, and having peace with all countries. And the autumn came, and remembered Oleg about his steed, that he had set to feed with the decision never to ride him. Since he asked wizards and mages: “Of what shall I die?”. And told him one mage: “Prince! Of thy favorite steed on who thou ride – of him thou shalt die”. Oleg thought about these words and said so: “Never shall ride him and never shall see him”. And ordered to feed him and not to lead him to him. And lived for several years not seeing him, until went to war on Greeks.

And when he returned to Kiev and 4 years passed, on the fifth year he remembered about his steed, of whom his death mages had predicted. And called he for a main stableman and said: “Where is my steed, who I ordered to feed and to keep?”. That one answered: “Died”. Oleg laughed and reproached that mage, saying: “Wrong say wizards, but everything is a lie – the steed is dead, and I am alive”. And ordered to saddle a steed: “I wish to see bones of him”. And rided to a place, where naked bones were lying and a naked scull, dismounted, laughed and said: “Whether of this scull shall I die?”. And stepped his leg on the scull, and out of the scull a snake crawled, and stinged him in his leg. And from that became sick and died. Mourned him all people with a great weep, and carried him, and buried on the mountain, that is named Shchekovitsa; there's still his grave and is known as Oleg's grave. And was all years of his being prince 33.//