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The future was not at all obvious. Mieszko I and Bolesław Chrobry held the entire state with an iron fist. Then came events that threatened a catastrophe. Even several catastrophes. The existence of the Piast state literally hung by a thread. On this topic, I have the honor and pleasure of talking to an archaeologist specializing in the Polish Middle Ages, prof. dr hab. Przemysław Urbańczyk from the Institute of Archaeology and Ethnology of the Polish Academy of Sciences and Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University. Why were the catastrophes so close? Was the Piast state an exception in the context of Europe at that time? In the Middle Ages, cruelty was the rule, and the struggle for power was common. These were truly terrible times. Other recordings about Polish history on the CiekaWizja channel: About the terrible events before the establishment of the Piast state • About the terrible events before the estab... Technology of building a state • Technology of building a state How the Piast State grew • How the Piast state grew How many baptisms of Poland were there secrets of the Krakow Land • How many baptisms of Poland were there secrets of the land... Are we descendants of the Polans? • Are we descendants of the Polans The mysterious beginnings of the Piast State • The mysterious beginnings of the Piast State What did Mieszko eat • What did Mieszko eat?