dynasty gave them the right to rule Halych, however, Roman Mstislavich was the quickest off the mark and he captured Halych. When he died, as the prince of Chernigov, Igor merited burial in the Cathedral of Holy Saviour. In the arts On his campaign against the Cumans, a heroic poem was written which is the peak of Russian Bylinas. As a matter of fact, scholars still argue as to whether the Lay of Igor’s Campaign is written in verse or in rhythmic prose; in either case, it is poetry at its height and its language is racy and powerful. Besides rhythm, the poetic elements of the Lay comprise an extremely rich imagery constructed primarily on parallels with nature, symbolism, poetic address, and lyric lamentation. In 1869, Vladimir Stasov, a major literary figure of 19th-century Russia, suggested to Alexander Borodin that an opera might be written on the subject of the Lay of Igor’s Campaign. Borodin began to write his Prince Igor but he left the opera unfinished at the time of his death nearly twenty years later. It fell to Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov and Alexander Glazunov to finish the orchestration and prepare Prince Igor for publication and performance in 1890. Marriage and children #before 1170: Unnamed (Evfrosinia) Yaroslavna, the second daughter of prince Yaroslav Volodymyrkovych of Halych by his first wife Olga Yuryevna of Kiev Prince Vladimir Igorevich of Halych (October 8, 1170 – 1211 or after) Unnamed Igorevna (1171/1173 – after 1196), wife of David Olegovich Oleg Igorevich (end of 1174 – after 1183) died at an early age Prince Svyatoslav III Igorevich of Vladimir-in-Volhynia (1176 – September, 1211) Prince Roman II Igorevich of Halych (1177/1179 – September, 1211) Ancestors See also Prince Igor Cuman people Battle of Kalka River Solar eclipse of 1 May 1185 The Lay of Igor's Campaign Footnotes Sources Dimnik, Martin: The Dynasty of Chernigov - 1146-1246; Cambridge University Press, 2003, Cambridge; . Jellinek, George: History through the Opera Glass: From the Rise of Caesar to the Fall of Napoleon; Proscenium Publishers Inc., 2000, New York; . Vernadsky, George: Kievan Russia; Yale University Press, 1948, New Haven and London; . Zenkovsky, Serge A.: Medieval Russia’s Epics, Chronicles and Tales; Penguin Group, 1974; . Dimnik, Martin. Battle of Kayala River (1185).The Encyclopedia of War 2011 Anatoly Vorony. In Search of the River Kayala. Day, Kiev. 12 December, 2000 Alexander IlYIN. SECRET OF THE BATTLE ON THE KAYALA