THE CORONATION OF KING DANIEL
December frosts destroyed already bad roads along the Buh River, when in the old capital of the Volyn Dynasty, the town of Dorohychyn, there appeared the respected guarded nuncio of the Pope Innocent IV, Opizo Mizano. That was at the end of 1253. The horsemen moved in a long line, followed by carts and carriages, disappearing behind the town gate. They had covered a long way, but the difficulties were worth it. In a box with the Pope's personal seal there were regalia, which would remind descendants for centuries that Ukraine once had its King. That is what the Galician-Volynian Chronicle said about the event,
"— The Pope sent his respected nuncios, who brought Danylo the wreath, the sceptre and the crown which are royal insignia, saying, 'Son! Accept the
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