Polish archaeologists during the field work on White mountain near the town of Sanok found several hundred arrowheads. According to them, this is evidence of attack by the army of king Kazimierz the Great in 1340 the lands of Galich.
About opening reports Nauka w Polsce. It was made during the examination of the ancient fortress, which is located on the mountain called biała góra. The town is Sanok, which is included in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship, and in 1772 1434 years, he was the center of the Russian province of the Polish Kingdom.
Chronicles state that in these places the invasion occurred in the Galician Russia of the 20-thousand troops of Casimir III the Great, with the result that this territory was incorporated into Poland. It happened in 1340. However, before large-scale excavations have been conducted, therefore there was no archaeological evidence of the invasion.
“We invited the representatives of the Galician historical and research Association, says the project leader Dr. Peter Kotovich from the Historical Museum in Sanok. – The results exceeded our wildest expectations. For several seasons in the settlement and around it, we found over 200 bits of conventional arrows and arrows that were used for firing the crossbow.”
In his opinion, this testifies to the fact that there was a major battle. It only remained to find out who and who fought. Until now it was thought that the castle in Sanok was founded by Queen Boney, wife of Sigismund I the Old, only in the XVI century. But a new study has proven that this fortress dates back to the XIV century. That was when the area was conquered by the Polish king Casimir the Great. He decided on the invasion after the death of Boleslaw-Yuri II, the last Prince of Galich.
“it Seems that we have discovered arrowheads and crossbow shots are evidence of the battle between the Ruthenians and the poles, says Peter Kotovich. – Analysis of the scattering of these points shows that most of the arrows were fired from one place near the fortress. We didn’t find many points for shooting”.
the Analysis also showed that the attack of the main forces came from the South. Archaeologists have unearthed several fortifications badly damaged by fire. Probably, the fortress was greatly damaged during the siege.
By the way, it was small, its internal area was only a few hundred square meters. The fortress was protected by a dry moat. Apparently, she played the role of sentry point on the trade route leading from North to South, to the border with Hungary.
the Chronicle suggests that the army of Casimir the Great seized several castles in 1340. Alas, their names are not mentioned anywhere. Discovery of the archaeologists shows that one of the captured fortresses could be the castle in Sanok. By the way, the army of Casimir took four years in order to join the Polish Kingdom, the Galician Rus’, which was also called red Rus.
