Pagan reaction in Poland
The pagan reaction in Poland (
Background
Dissatisfaction with the process of
Rebellion
While Frucht states that the uprising overthrew King
In any case, Poland in the early 1030s was torn by a number of conflicts, and in 1031 Mieszko II had to briefly seek refuge in Bohemia after losing a civil war to his brother Bezprym, before returning to reclaim the Polish lands in 1032.[6]: 355 [8]
The pagan reaction and related uprisings and rebellions of the time, coupled with foreign raids and invasions, threw the young Polish realm into chaos.
The destabilization wrought by these events was so severe that historians doubt that anyone can be considered Poland's ruler in the late 1030s; the name of one of the pretenders, Bolesław the Forgotten, illustrates ("with a proper irony", writes Vlasto[10]) the complexity and obscurity of the situation.[11] Dvorník lists no ruler for Poland in 1034–40, pointing instead to a "dynastic struggle".[12]
Outcome
According to some historians, the 1030s pagan uprising marks the end of the earliest period of Polish history, under the "First Piast Monarchy".
See also
- Slavic mythology
- Christian mythology
- Paganism
Notes
a ^ The circumstances of his death are unclear; some historians suggest he may have been assassinated.[5][8]
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Widziano w M. wodza powstania pogańsko-ludowego