Which author wrote the Chronicle (Gesta principum Polonorum), the earliest chronicle of Poland, in the early twelfth century?
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Correct answer: C. Gallus Anonymus
- Step 1: The unknown author, called Gallus Anonymus, wrote the chronicle at the court of Boleslaw III, the Wrymouth. Answer: Gallus Anonymus. Why not the others: Jan Dlugosz, Wincenty Kadlubek and Piotr Skarga don't fit.
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