Polans (western)
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The Polans were allegedly one of the early medieval cultural and geographical groupings today referred to as the Polish tribes who inhabited the lakelands of Greater Poland and played an important rol
A fragment of the Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum (1073) by Adam of Bremen containing the name Polans – Latin: trans Oddaram sunt Polanos, lit. 'across the Oder are the Polans'.
A denarius coin Princes Polonie, minted by Bolesław I the Brave in c. 1003–1005
The medieval fortifications of Giecz
Civitas Schinesghe
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Civitas Schinesghe, commonly referred to in historiography as the Duchy of Poland or the Principality of Poland, was the early medieval polity centered around Gniezno and ruled by the Piast dynasty. I
Polans (western)
…groupings today referred to as the Polish tribes who inhabited the lakelands of Greater Poland and played an important role in the creation of the first Polish state during the reign of Mieszko I. Modern historiography disputes the concept, as the term polanie is not well attested to the Early Middle Ages, and the…
Polish coin minted during the reign of Bolesław I the Brave with the inscription CIVITAS GNEZDVM, c. 992–1000