POLAND (name of Poland comes from the name of the Polanie tribe or people tilling land)
Formed From:
Expansion of the core tribe of the Poliane of Weilpokopolska . Over time it included Polanie, Wislanie,
Pomorzanie and the Mazovians
Original Record of:
Official written Polish history as a national entity begins in 966 when Prince Miezko accepted Christianity. In
return, Poland received acknowledgment as a separate principality owing some degree of tribute to the
German Empire
Migrations & Changes:
This is an area with an abundance of history and changes. To try to cover it here when many resources are
readily available would be counter-productive so please seek out the avaliable material if you are interested.
These peoples were part of the Polish medieval state;
Mazurians; Polans; Warmiaks; Pomeranians; Kashubians; Slovincians; Kociewiacy; Borowiacy
Bieżzuńnczanie; Bobrzanie; Dziadoszanie; Golęeszyce; Goplans; Lęedzianie; Masovians; Opolanie;
Kujawianie; Pyrzyczanie; ŚSlęeżzanie; Trzebowianie & Vistulans
Cities or Towns:
Gdansk 930, Krakow 966, Warsaw, Sandomierz, Torun, Zamosc, Rzeszow, Wieliczka (great salt mines),
Cichanow, Gniezno, Poznan, Malbork, Kornik, Polupin, Bonikowu, Truso- in a copy of Orosius Historia
adversus paganos- was a trading center town, Wisleca, Biskupin
Monastery: Jasna Gora 1474, Grüssau Abbey,
Language:
Polish dialects, Lithuanian, other Slavic languages
Lechtic Languages
Polish Language
Kashubian
Recorded Names:
Male : Miezko, Boleslaw,Konrad,Wladyslaw Lokietek,Kazimierez Wielki,Casimir, Zygmunt, an Jan Dlugoz,
Krzywousty, Ladislaus, Mikolaj Copernic (Copernicus), 1003-1035..Duke Vladivoj of Poland, Wlayslaw the
Exile (1105-1159) Duke of Poland from 1138-1146, Mieszko III, the Old (1126-1202) Duke of Poland from
1173-1177,
Female: Elzbieta Lokietkowna was born in 1306 and died December 29, 1380. She was titled, "Princess of
Poland." (parents of Louis of Anjou),
Jadwiga,
Neighbors 9th Century:
10th Cent Bohemia on the Sw, Pomerania on the North, Polabia to the NW, Dregovichi to the E
Money: Minting probably began in the time of Boleslaw the Brave (992-1025)
Heraldry:
Polish Heraldry
brief information on Tamga
Period Manuscripts and Illuminators : Collection
Sources for Research:
History of Poland until 1505, Pańnstwowe, Wydawnictwo, Naukowe
The Chronicles and Deeds of the Dukes or Princes of the Poles by Gallus Anonymous, translated by Janos
M. Bak. A 12th century account of Polish history from ancient times to the reign of Boleslaw III.
The Formation of the Polish State: The Period of Ducal Rule, 963-1194 by Tadeusz Manteuffel
Ottonian Germany: The Chronicon of Thietmar of Merseburg by Thietmar, translated by David A. Warner
The Rise of the Polish Monarchy: Piast Poland in East Central Europe, 1320-1370 by Paul W. Knoll
Jadwiga: Poland's Great Queen by Charlotte Hoffman Kellogg
The Polish-Lithuanian State, 1386-1795 by Daniel Z. Stone
The Polish Way: A Thousand-Year History of the Poles and Their Culture by Adam Zamoyski