Despite a long research tradition, the question of both the reasons for the coronation of three of the 11th-century Piast rulers as well as the lack of coronation in the case of the others, remains unclear. A broader comparative context, taking into account the peripheral areas of Western Christianity allows us to question the view of coronation as a somewhat natural goal and course of events. The paper attempts to look at the problem anew, considering the circumstances determining the coronations or lack thereof in the case of individual Piast rulers and - more importantly - by placing the issue of Piast coronations in two close, but different comparative contexts, provided by the early coronation traditions of the Přemyslids and the Arpads. The aim of the paper is to provide an answer to the question of what should be regarded as the norm in the 11th-century Piast realm: the coronation or the lack thereof.
2025-09-19 09:00-09:30, Instytut Kultury Europejskiej UAM, 1.27
