Poznań in the early Middle Ages

dc.contributor.authorKóčka-Krenz, Hanna
dc.contributor.authorAntowska-Gorączniak, Olga
dc.contributor.authorSikorski, Andrzej
dc.contributor.translatorPiątkowska, Grażyna
dc.contributor.translatorMartini, Sarah
dc.contributor.translatorRand, Asta
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-25T11:42:08Z
dc.date.available2022-01-25T11:42:08Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractThe information contained in the oldest written sources reveals that Poznań was the seat of the Bishop of St. Peter’s Church and emphasises the military strength of the stronghold during the reign of Bolesław the Brave (Chrobry). They do not, however, provide any data about the size, fortifications, or development of the area covered by the stronghold or about the processes that transformed its buildings. As the written sources seem laconic, archaeologists must rely on the results of their research to reconstruct a picture of how the stronghold functioned. They reveal that in the second half of the 10 th century, the prince/duke possessed a stone palas in the stronghold of Poznań with a separate reception hall, chancellery office, and treasury, as well as a stone palace chapel used for private devotion. Adjacent to the palas was a wooden building that was a goldsmith’s workshop – one of the specialized work- shops that fulfilled the needs of the court. The nearby paved square was probably surrounded by other buildings serving as courtly workshops. The second section of the stronghold, adjacent to the east, contained in its centre the cathedral church and the buildings that be- longed to wealthy people associated with the ruler who performed military and administrative functions on his behalf. The third (northern) segment of the complex was probably intended for economic purposes. On the other hand, the fortified site of Zagórze was inhabited by a group of people who performed service functions for the rest of the stronghold’s inhabitants. There is no question, therefore, that Poznań was a mighty fortalice that guarded approaches to the interior of the state, a stronghold which had administrative, economic, and sacral functions that was the residence of the first Piasts and constituted the main point of support in the management of their domain.pl
dc.description.journaltitleTreasures of Time: Research of the Faculty of Archaeology of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańpl
dc.description.pageof370pl
dc.description.pageto385pl
dc.identifier.citationTreasures of Time: Research of the Faculty of Archaeology of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (2021) D. Żurkiewicz (Ed.). pp. 370-385.pl
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.14746/WA.2021.22.978-83-946591-9-6
dc.identifier.isbn978-83-946591-9-6
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10593/26731
dc.language.isoengpl
dc.publisherFaculty of Archaeology, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznańpl
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccesspl
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/*
dc.subjectPoznańpl
dc.subjectearly Middle Agespl
dc.subjectpalace and chapel complexpl
dc.subjectresidence of the first Piast dynasty rulerspl
dc.titlePoznań in the early Middle Agespl
dc.typeRozdział z książkipl

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