Novgorod First Chronicle

Novgorod First Chronicle
First sheet of the Synod Scroll, dated to the 13th/14th century.
Original title	Russian: Новгородская первая летопись, romanized: Novgorodskaya pervaya letopisʹ
Also known as	NPL
Language	Old East Slavic
Manuscript(s)	Synod Scroll Commission Scroll Academic Scroll

The Novgorod First Chronicle (Russian: Новгоро́дская пе́рвая ле́топись, romanized: Novgoródskaya pérvaya létopisʹ, IPA: [nəvɡɐˈrot͡skəjə ˈpʲervəjə ˈlʲetəpʲɪsʲ],^[1] commonly abbreviated as NPL^[1]) or The Chronicle of Novgorod, 1016–1471^[2] is the oldest extant Rus' chronicle of the Novgorod Republic. Written in Old East Slavic, it reflects a literary tradition about Kievan Rus' which differs from the Primary Chronicle. The later editions of the chronicle reflect the lost Primary Kievan Code (Russian: Нача́льный Ки́евский свод) of the late 11th century, which contained information not present in the later Primary Chronicle.^[3]

The earliest extant copy of the NPL is the so-called Synod Scroll (Sinodálʹnyy),^[4] dated to the second half of the 13th century. First printed in 1841, it is currently preserved in the State Historical Museum. It is the earliest known manuscript of a major Old East Slavic chronicle, predating the Laurentian Codex of the Primary Chronicle by almost a century.^[5] In the 14th century, the Synod Scroll was continued by the monks of the Yuriev Monastery in Novgorod.^[6] Other important copies of the Novgorod First Chronicle include the Academic Scroll (Akademícheskiy) and Commission Scroll (Komissiónnyy)^[4]), both dating to the 1440s,^[5] and the Tolstoi (Tolstóvoi) copy. This "Younger Redaction"^[a] contains entries from the year 854 up to 1447.^[1]

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