his conversion but reformed some of its harsher elements; he notably abolished capital punishment, along with judicial torture and mutilation. Family The fate of all Vladimir's daughters, whose number is around nine, is uncertain. His wives, concubines, and their children were as follows: Olava or Allogia (Varangian or Czech), speculative; she might have been mother of Vysheslav while others claim that it is a confusion with Helena Lekapene Vysheslav (c. 977c. 1010), Prince of Novgorod (988–1010) Irina, a widow of Yaropolk I, a Greek nun Sviatopolk the Accursed (born c. 979), possibly the surviving son of Yaropolk Rogneda (the daughter of Rogvolod); later upon divorce she entered a convent taking the Christian name of Anastasia Izyaslav of Polotsk (born c. 979, Kiev), Prince of Polotsk (989–1001) Yaroslav the Wise (no earlier than 983), Prince of Rostov (988–1010), Prince of Novgorod (1010–1034), Grand Prince of Kiev (1016–1018, 1019–1054). Possibly he was a son of Anna rather than Rogneda. Another interesting fact is that he was younger than Sviatopolk according to the words of Boris in the Tale of Bygone Years and not as it was officially known. Vsevolod (c. 9841013), possibly the Swedish Prince Wissawald of Volhynia (c. 1000), was perhaps the first husband of Estrid Svendsdatter Mstislav, distinct from Mstislav of Chernigov, possibly died as an infant, if he was ever born Mstislav of Chernigov (born c. 983), Prince of Tmutarakan (990–1036), Prince of Chernigov (1024–1036), other sources claim him to be the son of other mothers (Adela, Malfrida, or some other Bulgarian wife) Predslava, a concubine of Bolesław I Chrobry according to Gesta principum Polonorum Premislava, (died 1015), some sources state that she was a wife of the Duke Laszlo (Vladislav) "the Bald" of the Arpadians Mstislava, in 1018 was taken by Bolesław I Chrobry among the other daughters Bulgarian Adela, some sources claim that Adela is not necessarily Bulgarian as Boris and Gleb may have been born from some other wife Boris (born c. 986), Prince of Rostov (c. 10101015), remarkable is the fact that the Rostov Principality as well as the Principality of Murom used to border the territory of the Volga Bolgars Gleb (born c. 987), Prince of Murom (1013–1015), as is Boris, Gleb is also claimed to be the son of Anna Porphyrogenita Stanislav (born c. 9851015), Prince of Smolensk (988–1015), possibly of another wife and the fate of whom is not certain Sudislav (died