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This man’s forces were twice defeated by a brother of Egbert the One-Eyed named Wichmann (“VIKH-mahn”) the Younger. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name this first duke and Christian ruler of the “Gniezno State” who was a grandfather of Canute the Great and a husband to Dobrawa. The Dagome iudex references this ruler’s potential baptismal name.
ANSWER: Mieszko I (“mee-ESH-ko the first”) [prompt on Mieszko]
[10m] Mieszko conquered this former capital city that contained the Royal Wawel (“VAH-vel”) Castle. Supposedly, a creature from this city named Smok Wawelski (“vah-VEL-ski”) was tricked to eat sulfur-stuffed cow skins.
ANSWER: Kraków [or Royal Capital City of Kraków or Cracow]
[10e] Another High Duke of Poland, Konrad of Masovia, led one of these campaigns in Chelmno (“KELM-no”) land in Prussia. The third of these holy expeditions to the Middle East failed to capture Jerusalem.
ANSWER: Crusades [accept Prussian Crusade; accept Third Crusade; accept crusaders]
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LSE BBristol B001010
Cambridge BOxford A001010
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Oxford BDurham A001010
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Warwick BVanderbilt001010