Princess Wanda (reputedly lived in 8th century Poland)[1] was the daughter of the Lechitic King Krakus, legendary founder of Kraków.

In the version from the Wielkopolska Chronicle, the Alemannic leader, Rytygier (Rüdiger), first wanted to marry Wanda and invaded her lands when she refused.

In yet other versions of the story, Wanda commits suicide by throwing herself into the Vistula river, because she knows there will be future suitors who will use her refusal to marry as a pretext for an invasion.

Norwid visited the Mound in 1840 and subsequently composed the epic narrative poem Wanda in honor of the ancient Polish princess and queen.

[6] In 1890, a statue designed by the Polish artist Jan Matejko depicting an eagle turning to the west was mounted on top of the mound.