6/30/2023 0 Comments The high king's tombThe Piast-dynasty king has been resting in Wawel Castle since his death in 1333.ĭespite his diminutive nickname, he was one of Poland’s greatest kings and restored the kingdom after the period of feudal fragmentation which started in the early 12th century. “Hence his nickname, although this was not so small for the Middle Ages, people were shorter then.” Projekt badań nieinwazyjnych pochówku Władysława Łokietka Lead archeologist Tomasz Wagner said: “According to us, the king was 152-155 cm tall when he was alive.Īrcheologists used an endoscope threaded through three 18 mm boreholes to peer inside the 14th-century king’s burial chamber. Public domain/Projekt badań nieinwazyjnych pochówku Władysława ŁokietkaĪ Polish king nicknamed Władysław the Elbow-high because of his small height may not have been as short as previously thought.Īccording to researchers examining the medieval king’s tomb at Wawel castle in Kraków in the hope of retrieving genetic material, the nickname might not even refer to the king’s height, which is thought to have been 120cm. According to archeologists examining the medieval king’s tomb at Wawel castle in Kraków, the nickname might not even refer to the king’s height, which is thought to have been 120cm.
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