Dlaczego Chrobry wysłał Wojsko do Anglii?

Did you know that Knut the Great, possibly the most powerful Viking in history, was the grandson of Mieszko I? He extracted thirty tons of silver from England in a single year. The Pope and the Emperor treated him as an equal. Seven years after his departure, nothing remained of it. Literally nothing. BIBLIOGRAPHY AND SOURCES OF QUOTATIONS: Chronicles and primary sources: Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, versions C, D, E (11th century) Encomium Emmae Reginae (ca. 1041-1042) - description of the fleet, marriage to Emma Thietmar of Merseburg, Chronicle (1012-1018) - Polish origins of Knut's mother Adam of Bremen, Gesta Hammaburgensis Ecclesiae Pontificum (ca. 1075) Knut's letter to the English from Rome (1027) - preserved in chronicles Knýtlinga saga (13th century) - description of Knut's appearance Jómsvíkinga saga - Jomsborg and the Jomsviking Code Skaldic poetry (quotations) Contemporary with Knut: Sigvatr Þórðarson, Knútsdrápa (c. 1035) Óttarr svarti, Knútsdrápa (c. 1027) Þórarinn loftunga, Höfuðlausn and Tøgdrápa (c. 1027-1029) Later chronicles: Henry of Huntingdon, Historia Anglorum (c. 1129) - the scene with the tide, the death of Edmund John of Worcester, Chronicon (12th century) William of Malmesbury, Gesta Regum Anglorum (c. 1125) Florentius of Worcester Gallus Anonymus, Polish Chronicle (Congress of Gniezno) Contemporary studies: M.K. Lawson, Cnut: England's Viking King (2004) Timothy Bolton, Cnut the Great (2017) Rafał T. Prinke, research on the identity of Knut's mother (2004) #audiobook #MiddleAges #MedievalHistory #vikings #PolishHistory #HistoriaUncensored ℹ️ Quick note about AI: I use technology for music, sounds, and generating some of the images. I have to do this because creating such visualizations using traditional methods would involve enormous costs that an independent creator cannot afford. Remember, however: the idea, research, and script are 100% my own, human work. For me, AI is just a tool that allows me to maintain the atmosphere and quality of the film, but the "meat" and heart of the story always come straight from me! ✍️🦾