Polacy i Pomorzanie w świetle przekazu Augustyna ze Stargardu
Poles and Pomeranians in the Accounts of Augustine of Stargard

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this paper is the depiction of the beginning of the conflict between Poles and Pomeranians, described in the work called Protocollum, written by Augustine of Stargard in the middle of the 14th century. The main reason for the creation of the Protocollum was the conflict between the Archdiocese of Gniezno in Poland and the Diocese of Kammin in Pomerania. It was written to prove the independence of the diocese and the whole Duchy of Pomerania from Poland. Augustine described, among other things, the history of inhabitants of Pomerania, their roots and the changes of theirs names, the origins of the Duchy of Pomerania and the causes of conflicts with the Poles. This article shows how Augustine’s presentation of the long-lasting hostility between Poles and the Pomeranians was an implementation of his historiographical conception, which showed the conflict between Pomerania and Poland since the ancient times and had to prove independence from Poland.

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