FTP, name this Russian principality, whose most famous ruler was Alexander Nevsky.
Heroes of this principality included the merchant Sadko and the giant Basil Buslaev. The high court of the posodnik had ten jurors, including one boyar and a commoner from each kontsy. Although the Council of Notables dominated, it was officially governed by a veche, or town assembly, which accepted and dismissed the princes, a power gained with the expulsion of their hereditary ruler in 1136. In the 13th century, they defeated the Teutonic Knights at the Battle of the Ice, but in 1471 they surrendered to Ivan III of Moscow. FTP, name this Russian principality, whose most famous ruler was Alexander Nevsky.
Heroes of this principality included the merchant Sadko and the giant Basil Buslaev.
Novgorod