The Song of Igor's Campaign | Characters
Boris
Boris was a Russian prince who died in 1078. He was the grandson of Yaroslav I. He is used by the author as an example of princely folly (lines 245-50).
Boyan
Boyan was a minstrel and poet who sang in former days about the exploits of the Russian princes. He does not appear directly in the epic, but is invoked several times by the author, who praises his skill as a bard. Boyan is a "nightingale of the times of old."
David of Smolensk
David (d. 1198), brother of Rurik, fought the Kumans in 1183, alongside Rurik's forces. The...
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