Piast the Wheelwright
Piast (also the Piast Rademacher, Polish Piast Kołodziej; † 870 ) was by Gallus Anonymus, a prince of the Polans in the 9th century after the fall of Popiel.
Life
Piast applies in the historiography as the legendary progenitor of the Polish Piast dynasty. Part of it is also called himself as ruler. According to legend, he was sitting on a wagon wheel building them in front of his house when two strangers came and prophesied to him, his son and his descendants would once dominate Poland. This scene is on several Polish paintings, for example, a monumental painting of Polish history in the Pauline monastery of Czestochowa, detained. He is said to have been married to Rzepicha, with whom he is said to have fathered Siemowit, his son and successor.
The origin of the name " Piast " could indicate the activity as Rademacher. Another explanation builds on Piastun, which translates to " nurse ", " caregiver ", " guardian " or piastować what " cherish ", " care " or " care " means and assumed it had to with the family of Piast holder of a hereditary office, similar to Meier House Office of the later Carolingian traded on the Merovingian court in the Frankish Empire.
Until the era of the Enlightenment was Piast, as well as treat its first offspring and a very long line of predecessors as a historical figure. As one of the first historian Adam Naruszewicz doubted the historical existence of a " Piasts ", as the founder and progenitor of the dynasty of the Piast dynasty.
The first in the Western sources " tangible " ruler of Poland was Mieszko I (reigned 960-992 ).