# Krakus Mound is raised (720)

URL: https://poland-history.com/timeline/720-krakus-mound-is-raised
Location: Kraków

The Krakus Mound, a prehistoric earthwork overlooking Kraków, is traditionally the tomb of the legendary Krakus; excavations suggest it dates from the early medieval period. Within the broader Slavic Tribes period: Slavic tribes settled the region from the sixth century, building fortified gords and tribal territories. Legends of Lech, Krakus and Piast preserve memories of this age, which ended with the rise of the Polans around Gniezno. At this point in the timeline (c. 720), the governing authority was Krakus (Legendary ruler of Kraków). Legendary founder of Kraków and slayer of the Wawel Dragon; the Krakus Mound is traditionally regarded as his burial place. This ruler is known only from legend or from a later chronicle tradition, so the dating is approximate. Krakus Mound is raised mattered because it offers material evidence of how people lived on Polish soil long before written records, and helps date the region's earliest cultures. 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
Krakus Mound is raised mattered because it offers material evidence of how people lived on Polish soil long before written records, and helps date the region's earliest cultures.

Ruler at the time: [Krakus](https://poland-history.com/rulers/krakus)

## Sources
- [Wikipedia — Krakus' Mound](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krakus'_Mound)
- [Encyclopaedia Britannica topic lookup — Krakus Mound is raised](https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Krakus+Mound+is+raised)
- [Wikipedia — Polish tribes (period overview)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polish_tribes)