Between the middle of the tenth century and the middle of the twelfth century, both the cultural and the national identities of the Poles were formed. They were determined by political decisions made by the rulers from the Piast ruling house and built on a framework consisting of stories focused on the PIasts' past. In all of this, a dynastic tradition supported by the current ruler and his entourage was created and re-created. In this work, tradition is understood as a means of communication, the aim of which was to transmit values which define ways of perceiving the world by those people who accept this tradition as their own - by the Poles. The purpose is to seek traces of these traditions and values still alive in Polish culture. -- from back cover.