“Gates” at the Polish-Ruthenian Border in the Context of a Well-Known Polish-Ruthenian Battle of 1266 in an Unknown Place. An Attempt to Locate the Site
“Gates” at the Polish-Ruthenian Border in the Context of a Well-Known Polish-Ruthenian Battle of 1266 in an Unknown Place. An Attempt to Locate the Site

Summary/Abstract: Interest in researching the Gates, a passage on the Polish-Ruthenian border in the early medieval period, has its long (since the 19th century) – although not continuous – tradition. It was only the last discovery of a stronghold on Czubata Góra in Kawęczyn, municipality of Szczebrzeszyn, county of Zamość, in the West Roztocze, which once again drew attention to the opportunity to find this passage on the border between Roztocze Szczebrzeszyńskie and Roztocze Gorajskie. The aim of the article was to examine to what extent this thesis is likely. Gathering both Polish and Ruthenian written sources, as well as examining them in the context of the battle between the Ruthenian duke, Shvarn, and Polish Bolesław the Chaste in 1266, but also in relation to the current discovery results, is needed to resume the discussion on such an important topic as the topography of the Polish-Ruthenian border in the 13th century. The outcomes of this discussion can significantly influence the beginning of archaeological research on the space in question.

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