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Kronika polska

A chronicle connected with Piast memory and the portrayal of Bolesław III. It opens a workshop on reading praise of a ruler: what is evidence, and what is idealisation, legend or literary construction?

ROYALBEA · EX LIBRISGall Anonim; translated by Zygmunt KomarnickiKronika polskaTitle card
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Title
Kronika polska
Author
Gall Anonim; translated by Zygmunt Komarnicki
Language
PL
Category
Chronicle
Historical scope
Early twelfth century
Edition and scope of the entry

Wolne Lektury digital version of Zygmunt Komarnicki’s translation. Source edition: Gallus Anonymus, Kronika Marcina Galla, Warsaw 1873. Cite the book, chapter and specific version.

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Questions for further research

  1. Which qualities of an ideal ruler does the narrator emphasise, and which costs does he omit?
  2. Can an account of earlier generations be checked against evidence independent of the chronicle?
Reading notes

This historical translation does not automatically reflect current scholarship. Distinguish legend, rhetoric and testimony to events.

Sources and further research

  1. Fundacja Wolne Lektury · Kronika polska

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