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Gallus Anonymus

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Books Gesta principum Polonorum
Gesta Principum Polonorum: The Deeds of the Princes of the Poles
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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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