Polish legends Slavic Lech Popiel ancient kings myths

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Another figure well-known from children’s books is Piast Kołodziej, founder of the Piast dynasty, which produced Poland’s first historical prince, Mieszko I. Both “Piast” and “Kołodziej” relate to the wheel—”kołodziej” means “wheelwright.”

Officially, he may not have existed, although historians take him more seriously than Popiel or Krak.