ABSTRACT
The mythology of the so-called Regained Territories was created in Poland at the end of World War II to legitimize the Polish territorial acquisitions in the west at the cost of the former Third Reich. The central axis of this narrative was focused on the early Middle Ages, when these lands belonged to the Polish state. One of the main places of remembrance was created at Wolin which, at the time, was identified with Vineta and Jumne. This chapter discusses the inspirations drawn from the texts of Adam of Bremen about Jumne. Based on critical insight into archival sources and scientific literature, this chapter shows how the texts discussed influenced the post-World War II propaganda narratives about Wolin. They paid special attention to matters such as: the existence of a lighthouse called the Vulcan Pot; the destruction of Jumne in 1043 by Magnus the Good, the King of Denmark; and the pagan cult. Those stories also influenced the arrangement of public spaces in this small Pomeranian city.
