Gallus Anonymus

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Who is Gallus Anonymus?

Gallus Anonymus is the name traditionally given to the anonymous author of Gesta principum Polonorum, composed in Latin about 1115.

Gallus is generally regarded as the first historian to have described Poland. His Chronicles are an obligatory text for university courses in Poland's history. Very little is known of the author himself.

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  • France

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on July 23, 2013

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