Mieszko I.
Mieszko I.
Contributions to the bibliography of the ruler
Author(s): Edward SkibińskiContributor(s): Agnieszka Tokarczuk (Translator)
Subject(s): History, Middle Ages, 6th to 12th Centuries
Published by: Wydawnictwo Adam Marszałek
Keywords: Mieszko I; Wichmann; Widukind;Thietmar from Merseburg; Ibrâhîm ibn Ya`qûb;
Summary/Abstract: The work is the first contribution to the biography of Mieszko I. It focuses on the events of 963, the first recorded mention of the activities of Miesz-ko I. The article begins with an overview of recent interpretations of written sources pertaining to the earliest history of Poland and then looks at Mieszko I’s 963 defeat in confrontation with Wichmann as a source and historical fact.
Journal: Historia Slavorum Occidentis
- Issue Year: 2016
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 15-39
- Page Count: 25
- Language: Polish