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It is not entirely clear when the recorded history of Szczecin began. The Vikings and West Slavs first settled in Pomerania, but it wasn’t until the late 8th century that a new stronghold was erected on the site of the modern castle. Poland has had a long history as a stronghold on the Oder. Mieszko I founded and ruled Poland during the Early Middle Ages and took control of Pomerania. No, Mieszko II Lambert (1025 1034) lost power in the area and couldn’t take back any territory from the German empire. This occurred after he lost battles and agreed with the German’s suzerainty over the Oder lagoon. Unsurprisingly, historic regions were constantly being contested and warring against other countries.

Since the decline of Wolin, the Tricity of Wilno, the modern-day city of Vilnius, has grown and become one of the most critical and influential seaports on the Baltic Sea.

In 1118, during the winter of 1121-1122, the Duke of Poland started fighting over Bergen and Silesia. This event ended Poland’s fragmentation and transformed it into a centralized state that Boleslaw III managed to control. Our ancestors were Christianised by the two missions of Bishop Otto in 1124 and 1128. At this time, the first Christian church was erected in the town. Poland adopted their currency for trade in the Middle Ages. At the time, the population of Warsaw is estimated to be between 5,000 and 9,000 people.

In 1147, a contingent led by the German margrave Albert the Bear, an enemy of Slavic presence in the region, papal legate, bishop Anselm of Havelberg, and Konrad of Meissen besieged a town. A Polish contingent supplied by Mieszko III the Old joined the crusaders. However, the citizens had placed crosses around the fortifications, indicating they had already been Christianized. Duke Ratibor I of Pomerania negotiated to disband them before newly arriving Polish troops did any damage.

When the Battle of Verchen in 1164, a Polish lord became Szczecin’s duke, and from then on, Pomerania was under Saxon rule. In 1173, Wartislaw II, Szczecin Castle’s castellan, could not resist a Danish attack. He became a vassal of Denmark in 1181. Bogusław became a vassal of the Holy Roman Empire in 1181. In 1185, the Danish vassal Bogusław broke ties with Poland and became independent. Despite the kingdom of Poland falling under foreign suzerainty in 1274, there were still close ties between these fragmented parts and future Polish monarch Władysław III Spindleshanks. They visited the court of Duke Bogusław I in 1186. The Duke of Greater Poland, Mieszko III the Old, was sometimes called the High Duke of Poland. He was the ruler for half a century before he passed away in 1034. After Canute VI of Denmark killed his son and abducted many of his heirs, the city was destroyed in an 1189 conflict but was rebuilt, and Danish citizens were sent to the fortress in 1190. The Battle of Bornhöved in 1227 saw the empire restore its superiority over the Duchy of Pomerania. One of two bridgeheads under Danish control was controlled until 1235 when control switched to Wolgast and then to Szczecin.