It is plausible, though, that Boleslaus did chip his sword by striking it against an earlier gate in Kiev. His great-grandson, Boleslaus the Bold (), hit the Golden Gate with a sword in 1069, which would indicate that it was a customary gesture of gaining control over a city. It is also possible that this sword was preserved as a souvenir of past victories venerated by Boleslaus the Brave's successors. According to Wincenty Kadłubek's "Chronicle", Boleslaus Wrymouth () had a favorite sword he called "Żuraw" or "Grus" ("Crane"). A scribe who copied the chronicle in 1450 added the word "Szczurbycz" above the word "Żuraw", but whether these two swords were one and the same is uncertain.