# Legend of the Kraków trumpet call (1241)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/1241-legend-of-the-krakow-trumpet-call
Location: Kraków

The hejnał played hourly from St Mary's Church breaks off mid-melody, according to legend commemorating a trumpeter shot by a Tatar arrow. Within the broader Fragmentation period: After 1138 Poland split into duchies ruled by rival Piast princes. Mongol invasions, German settlement, the growth of towns and the arrival of the Teutonic Knights reshaped the land before it was reunited. At this point in the timeline (1241), the governing authority was Konrad I of Masovia (High Duke of Poland). Duke of Masovia who invited the Teutonic Knights to Chełmno Land to fight the pagan Prussians. Legend of the Kraków trumpet call mattered because cultural achievements helped preserve and define Polish identity and influence beyond its borders. The event is placed here so readers can follow it alongside changes in government, warfare, society, religion and culture across Polish history.

## Why it matters
Legend of the Kraków trumpet call mattered because cultural achievements helped preserve and define Polish identity and influence beyond its borders.

Ruler at the time: [Bolesław II the Horned](https://poland-history.com/rulers/boleslaw-ii-the-horned)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — St. Mary's Trumpet Call](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Mary's_Trumpet_Call)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Legend of the Kraków trumpet call](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Legend+of+the+Krak%C3%B3w+trumpet+call)
- [Wikipedia — History of Poland during the Piast dynasty (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Poland_during_the_Piast_dynasty#Fragmentation_of_the_realm_(1138%E2%80%931320))