The aim of this presentation is firstly to show the contemporary historical and/or fantasy novels depicting the characters of Mieszko I, Bolesław the Brave and Mieszko II. Have these characters been created as the main protagonists of a novel or, as in a Walter Scott-type novel, have they been a part of a general background? Secondly, it is not only important to ask who is portrayed in these novels, but also why a certain set of traits has been attributed to a specific character, why certain praiseworthy or dishonourable behaviour has been imputed, or why certain historical facts have been distorted in a specific way to twist the image. Has a specific creation resulted from the views of the authors of the novels, their attitudes towards religion and the Church (as is the case of A. Sapkowski), or has it been a natural consequence of the development of the narrative and novel fiction? Obviously, there are more questions, and the answers given in part above are a part of bigger picture