Połabszczyzna zapomniana
The forgotten land of Polabian Slavs

Part 7: Gottschalk (Latin: Godescalcus), or vicissitudes of fortune

Summary/Abstract: After the tumultuous events of 1018 - ousting Prince Mstivoj or Mestwin (Polish: Msciwoj) from power and eliminating the Christian influences - the history of the Obotrites (Latin: Obotriti) again became vague and obscure. The efforts undertook by Nakon and continued by Mstivoj focussed to create an effective and strong autochthonous political organisation was - in large measure - squandered. There appeared some particularistic interests, including the activities of the union of the Lutici (it is worth remembering the collapse of Mstivoj was their doings): those interests had been held back and now the traditions of independency of the tribes included in the Obotrite Union revived. The sources through which it is possible to penetrate into several decades of the Obotrite history after 1018 are not numerous, generally not very informative, in some cases not consistent or even contradictory, last but least they are not always reliable.

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