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Gallus Anonymus

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12th-century chronicler of Polish history

WritersLived 1066 to 1145 · aged 79
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Gallus Anonymus, is the name traditionally given to the anonymous author of Gesta principum Polonorum, composed in Latin between 1112 and 1118. Gallus is generally regarded as the first historian to have described the history of Poland. His Chronicles are an obligatory text for university courses in Polish history.

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Gallus Anonymus, is the name traditionally given to the anonymous author of Gesta principum Polonorum, composed in Latin between 1112 and 1118. Gallus is generally regarded as the first historian to have described the history of Poland. His Chronicles are an obligatory text for university courses in Polish history. Very little is known of the author himself and it is widely believed that he was a foreigner.

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Lived 1066 to 1145 · aged 79
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