The Piast heritage as the root of the modern national identity in Elżbieta Cherezińska’s Odrodzone Królestwo

Abstract

The first Polish dynasty whose origin started with the legendary founder is the main point for the contemporary consideration about national identity. The author Elżbieta Cherezińska shows in the trilogy Odrodzone Królestwo that history is mixed with legend, facts and native faith. Prince Władysław Łokietek and his complicated way to the crown is one of the most important persons in the Piast dynasty. This author shows that the return to ancestors is still significant for understanding our history. Redefinition of national and cultural identity is the response for worth of Polish/Slavic origin. Cherezińska affirms the discussion about Poland’s native past.