Leszko I
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Przemysław(Premislaus), after coronationLeszko I(Lesko,Latin:Lescus), was a legendary ruler ofPoland,agoldsmithby trade and soldier who strategically defeated theHungariansand thus was crowned. He was mentioned by bishopWincenty Kadłubek(1161–1223) in theChronica seu originale regum et principum Poloniae(1190–1208). 18th-century historiography dated him to 750 AD,[1]760–780,[2]or between 750 and 776.[3]James Anderson(1680–1739) claimed he ruled for 20 years.[2]
Story
[edit]A goldsmith and soldier, he assembled his friends to attack the powerful Hungarians (and Moravians[1]). He made helmets and breastplates out of tree bark, and enameled them, put them on poles to illude soldiers; the Hungarians supposed they were enemies, and marched towards them. Finding only forests, the Hungarians were surrounded by Premislaus' troops who attacked from all sides. The Hungarians were unable to distinguish the real soldiers from the imaginary, and fled in fear. The captives were slaughtered, and Poland secured freedom. Premislaus took the nameLesko Iand ruled peacefully. He died without issue, leaving Poland once again in conflict.
Legacy
[edit]APrimislav,wearing a helmet made of oak, was used in Ragusan writerIvan Gundulić's epicOsman(1589–1638); influenced by the Polish legend.[4]
References
[edit]- ^abThe modern part of An universal history, from the earliest accounts to the present time.C. Bathurst, J. F. and C. Rivington, A. Hamilton, T. Payne, T. Longman, S. Crowder, B. Law, T. Becket, J. Robson, F. Newbery, G. Robinson, T. Cadell, J. and T. Bowles, S. Bladon, J. Murray, and W. Fox. 1783. pp.331–.
- ^abJames Anderson (1732).Royal Genealogies, Or the Genealogical Tables of Emperors, Kings and Princes.Bettenham. pp. 406–.
- ^Samuel Freiherr von Pufendorf; Jodocus CRULL (1711).An introduction to the history of the principal kingdoms and states of Europe... Made English from the original High-Dutch. The seventh edition corrected and improved. With an appendix never printed before, containing an introduction to the history of the... states of Italy, etc. [The dedicatory epistle signed by the translator, J. Crull.].Dan. Midwinter; Maurice Atkins. pp. 304–.
- ^Zdenko Zlatar (1995).The Slavic Epic: Gundulić's Osman.Peter Lang Pub Incorporated.ISBN978-0-8204-2380-7.
Sources
[edit]- Jerzy Strzelczyk (1998).Mity, podania i wierzania dawnych Słowian.Dom Wydawniczy Rebis.ISBN978-83-7120-688-7.;(2007).ISBN978-83-7301-973-7.
- Jerzy Strzelczyk (1987).Od Prasłowian do Polaków.Kraków: Krajowa Agencja Wydawnicza.ISBN83-03-02015-3.
Further reading
[edit]- M. Ross (1835).A History of Poland, from Its Foundation as a State to the Present Time.Pattison & Ross. pp. 78–79.
- Dzieje Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej, przez Jędrzejn Moraczewskiego.N. Kamieński. 1862. pp. 1–.
- Augustyn Kołudzki (1727).Thron oyczysty abo Pałac Wiecznosci: w krotkim zebrániu Monarchow Xiązat y Krolow Polskich z roznych approbowanych autorow, od Pierwszego Lecha, az do teraznieyszych czasów, zupełną w sobie życia y dzieł ich niesmiertelnych zamykáiący Historyą.p. 37.
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