The Peryn sanctuary on Lake Ilmen near Novgorod was the principal cult site of Perun. Excavations revealed an octagonal arrangement of fire pits around a central idol post, with perpetual sacred fires maintained by priests.
According to the Primary Chronicle, Vladimir the Great erected Perun's idol at Peryn in 980 CE and ordered its destruction and casting into the Volkhov River upon his conversion in 988 CE.
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