tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726401108704027247.post2891304239592256355..comments2023-12-11T12:49:44.639-06:00Comments on Polish Mama on the Prairie: Wordless Wednesday: A Collection of Kings and Lech IAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12655147780375093626noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726401108704027247.post-91209499433282722562011-09-01T07:03:53.805-05:002011-09-01T07:03:53.805-05:00Hi, Artur, thanks for stopping by.
I thought the ...Hi, Artur, thanks for stopping by.<br /><br />I thought the phrase "rodem Slowianczyk" meant "originally from Slavs" or something like that. My father told me it was old Polish as well and we were discussing that it could mean in a sense of "Slavic tribal origin" or something like that. Which could also make sense, since tribes were in a way a family.<br /><br />Loved your input. Yes, Lech I is the legendary founder of Poland. One can't help but to share such an awesome legend. Thanks for sharing your information!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12655147780375093626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726401108704027247.post-649713470727931932011-09-01T05:42:49.810-05:002011-09-01T05:42:49.810-05:00Oh boy, very nice and interesting post, but it nee...Oh boy, very nice and interesting post, but it needs much clarification. <br />First of all Lech is a mythical character, not actual historical ruler.<br />The description itself literary says: "Images of LEGENDARY and historical rulers of Poland by unknown Polish painter from second half of XVIII century." <br /><br />The first historical ruler of Poland was Mieszko I (who took baptism in year 966) and first actual official king of Poland was his son Bolesław the Bold.<br />This unknown XVIII cen. painter was clearly not an expert historian, because he renamed Mieszko as Mieczysław and missed Bolesław somewhere :) There are other funny things in this list, but I fear it might be to long and boring to explain everything.<br /><br />About the text below Lech's portrait. It's in archaic polish so it might be confusing, but I thing that phrase "rodem Słowianczyk" actually means something like "Slav by origin" or "Of Slavic origin". <br /><br />So this book is not very good source of information about beginnings of Poland, but very interesting source about how Polish people in XVIII century (which is pretty long ago by itself) viewed their past. <br /><br />BTW I love Your blog!Arturhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11341376161100354339noreply@blogger.com