Dagome iudex is one of the earliest historical documents relating to Poland. Although Poland is not mentioned by name, it refers to Dagome and Ote and their sons in 991, placing their land under the p
Dagome Vatican 1Copy
The Congress of Gniezno was an amicable meeting between the Polish Duke Bolesław I the Brave and Emperor Otto III, which took place at Gniezno in Poland on 11 March 1000. Scholars disagree over the de
The spearhead of the Holy Lance, Imperial Treasury, Vienna
Polish replica of the Holy Lance, Wawel Hill, Kraków
Silver relic coffin of St. Adalbert at Gniezno Cathedral
Portrait of Bolesław with the replica of the Holy Lance, Jan Matejko (1838–1893)