Margrave Ekbert II. of Meißen and few of his men attack Emperor Henry IV. and his army at Gleichen on the day before Christmas, killing and capturing noble men while the rest is forced to flee.
Margrave Gero and his men quickly build three bridges across the Raxa, allowing the army of King Otto the Great to attack and rout the tired Slavic army.
Margrave Gunther of Merseburg and Count Siegfried are sent to Calabria by King Otto the Great to punish the Byzantines, killing many and cutting off the noses of those they capture.
