Dagome iudex is the name applied to one of the earliest documents supposedly relating to Poland, which refers to Dago/Dagr of the Norwegian Daglingers, (who was later called Mieszko I), and his wife Oda in 991, placing the land of the Polans with its capital, Gniezno, under the protection of the Apostolic See. The document's name derives from its two opening words. Reign From c. ... Oda von Haldensleben (before 978-1023) was the daughter of the count of the North March Theoderich or Dietrich. ... Events Battle of Maldon Sweyn I of Denmark recovers his throne Births Deaths Theophanu, empress, mother of Otto III Emperor Enyu of Japan Categories: 991 ... In the Early Middle Ages there were two separate Slavic tribes bearing the name of Polans: Polans, an Eastern Slavic tribe living in the area of Dnieper river Polans, an Western Slavic tribe living in the area of Warta. ... Motto: none Voivodship Greater Poland Municipal government Mayor Jaromir Dziel Area 40,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 71 040 none 1737/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1239 Latitude Longitude 52°32 N 17°36 E Area code +48 61 Car plates PGN Twin towns Anagni, Esztergom, Falkenberg, Saint... In the several centuries following the founding of Christianity, five particular cities and centers of Christianity were considered to be the Apostolic Sees. ...

Nature and import of the Dagome iudex

The Dagome iudex survives only in the form of a summary, completed ca. 1080. It was found in a register compiled by a curial cardinal during the papacy of Gregory VII. Events William I of England, in a letter, reminds the Bishop of Rome that the King of England owes him no allegiance. ... The Roman Curia is the administrative apparatus of the Holy See, coordinating and providing the necessary organisation for the correct functioning of the Roman Catholic Church and the achievement of its goals. ... A cardinal is an official of the second-highest rank of the Roman Catholic Church, inferior in rank only to the Pope. ... The Pope (from Greek: pappas, father; from Latin: papa, Papa, father) is the successor of St. ... Gregory VII, né Hildebrand (c. ...

Most historians believe that Dagome is a melding of two names: the Christian Dago, for "Dagobert" (Mieszko's baptismal name), and the Slavic Me, for "Mieszko." The Latin word iudex ("judge") is used in the meaning of "prince." Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in the region around Rome called Latium. ...

Place names are misspelled by the person who made the summary. He was also apparently unaware that the document related to Poland.

The boundaries of the "Gniezno" state are described as extending to the "Long Sea" (the Baltic), Prussia, Rus', Kraków, Moravia and the Oder River. The document did not take account of Mieszko's territorial conquests of 989 - 990, Lesser Poland and Silesia. Motto: none Voivodship Greater Poland Municipal government Mayor Jaromir Dziel Area 40,9 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 71 040 none 1737/km² Founded City rights 8th century 1239 Latitude Longitude 52°32 N 17°36 E Area code +48 61 Car plates PGN Twin towns Anagni, Esztergom, Falkenberg, Saint... The Baltic Sea is located in Northern Europe, from 53 deg. ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 The word Prussia (German: Preußen, Polish: Prusy, Lithuanian: PrÅ«sai, Latin: Borussia) has had various (often contradictory) meanings: The land of the Baltic Prussians (in what is now parts of southern Lithuania, the Kaliningrad exclave of Russia and... The word Rus or Rus (Русь in Cyrillic Alphabet) may refer to: the Rus (people) of disputed origin who were at the roots of the statehood of Eastern Slavic peoples; the territories they ruled, also known by the Latinized name, Ruthenia; Kievan Rus, the most powerful of early Ruthenian (Eastern... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ... Moravia in relation to the current kraje of the Czech Republic Moravia (Czech and Slovak: Morava, German: Mähren, Polish: Morawy, Hungarian: Morvaország) is an historical region in the east of the Czech Republic. ... The Odra or Oder River (Czech/Polish: Odra, German: Oder, Ancient Latin: Viadua, Viadrus, Medieval Latin: Odera, Oddera) is a river in Central Europe. ... Reign From c. ... For the video game developers, see 989 Studios. ... Events Construction of the Al-Hakim Mosque begins in Cairo. ... Lesser Poland voivodship since 1999 Little Poland or Lesser Poland (Polish Małopolska, Latin: Polonia Minor) is one of the historical regions of Poland. ... Prussian Silesia, 1871, outlined in yellow; Silesia at the close of the Seven Years War in 1763, outlined in cyan (areas now in Czech Republic were Austrian-ruled at that time) Silesia (-Latin, Polish: ÅšlÄ…sk, German: Schlesien, Czech: Slezsko) is a historical region in central Europe. ...

The Dagome iudex is of capital importance for Polish history in giving a general description of the supposed Polish state in that period. It, however, leaves unanswered many questions. First, it does not explain why Mieszko I placed his state under the protection of the Pope. Also, it is unclear why the document does not mention Mieszko's eldest son, Bolesław I the Brave. Mentioned instead are his sons by his second wife, Oda. No mention is made, too, of the third son from that marriage, Świętopełk. In addition, it is not clear why the city of Kraków, which had probably been conquered by Mieszko before the document was drawn up, is mentioned as a borderland and not as part of the "Shinesghe civitas." Finally, Mieszko I is not referred to as "Dagome" in any other document. In the first centuries of its emergence in the 10th century, the Polish nation was led by a series of strong rulers who converted the Poles to Christendom, created a strong Central European state, and integrated Poland into European culture. ... Reign From c. ... Reign 992 — 1025. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ...

Historians suppose that Bolesław's absence from the document might be explained by an old Slavic custom whereby children received their inheritance as soon as they reached the age of majority. Thus Bolesław the Brave might have received Kraków as his part of his father's legacy before the Dagome iudex had been written. In law, the age of majority is the age at which one acquires the full legal rights of an adult. ... Reign 992 — 1025. ... Motto: none Voivodship Lesser Poland Municipal government Rada miasta Kraków Mayor Jacek Majchrowski Area 326,8 km² Population  - city  - urban  - density 757,500 (2004 est. ...

Summary text of the Dagome iudex

• In the Latin:

Item in alio tomo sub Iohanne XV papa Dagome iudex et Ote senatrix et filii eorum: Misicam et Lambertus - nescio cuius gentis homines, puto autem Sardos fuisse, quoniam ipsi a III iudicibus reguntur - leguntur beato Petro contulisse unam civitatem in integro, que vocatur Schinesghe, cum omnibus suis pertinentiis infra hos affines, sicuti incipit a primo latere longum mare, fine Bruzze usque in locum, qui dicitur Russe et fines Russe extendente usque in Craccoa et ab ipsa Craccoa usque ad flumen Oddere recte in locum, qui dicitur Alemure, et ab ipsa Alemura usque in terram Milze recte intra Oddere et exinde ducente iuxta flumen Oddera usque in predictam civitatem Schinesghe.

• In English translation:

"Also in another volume from the times of Pope John XV, Dagome^[1], lord^[2], and Ote, lady^[3], and their sons Misico and Lambert^[4] (I do not know of which nation those people are, but I think they are Sardinians, for those are ruled by three lords^[5]) were supposed to give to Saint Peter one state in whole which is called Schinesghe,^[6] with all its lands in borders which run along the long sea^[7], along Prussia to the place called Rus, thence to Kraków and from said Kraków to the River Oder, straight to a place called Alemure^[8], and from said Alemure to the land of Milze, and from the borders of that people to the Oder and from that, going along the River Oder, ending at the earlier mentioned city of Schinesghe."

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Notes

The following notes are based on interpretations by the Polish historian Gerard Labuda. Gerard Labuda (b. ...

^[9] "Dagome" is commonly identified as Mieszko I. However, the question remains open whether this was a misspelling or his Christian name. If the latter, it might correspond to the names "Dago," "Dagon" or "Dagobert."

^[10] In classical Latin, the term iudex was used to refer to "a person who is ordered to do some work on behalf of others" and was identical in meaning to the Byzantine archont. However, in mediaeval Latin iudex could also mean a sovereign ruler. Princes of Slavic tribes were sometimes referred to as iudices. Nevertheless, some historians claim that this was a misspelling of the Latin dux ("duke" or "prince").

^[11] Literally, "old woman." Cf. "senate."

^[12] It is unclear why Bolesław I the Brave, Mieszko's eldest son and his successor, is not mentioned while the children from Mieszko's marriage to Ote are.

^[13] Scribe's note.

^[14] The origin of the name Schinesghe is unclear. Some historians argue that it is a corruption of "Gniezno," then Poland's capital. Others identify it with the town of Szczecin.

^[15] "Long sea": Some historians identify it with the Baltic Sea, others with the province of Pomerania (the Baltic coast), a part of Poland ca. 990.

^[16] Alemure might be the city of Olomouc, in Moravia. However, this is uncertain.

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See also

Scandinavian connections to Mieszko I. History -- Historical myths -- Myths from Polish history --- History of Poland Since Vikings were responsible for founding the state of the Rus, some people have wondered if a they could have also been the founders of a Polish state. ...

Reference: Book about Dago/Dagr [17]