Thousands of people in the county of Bourges die from hunger after it was ravaged by Charles the Bald.

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Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Charles the Bald Origin: Frankish Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Frankish Gender: Mixed, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed, Direct Consequence: death
Third Party (Person) :	Charles the Bald Origin: Frankish Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
Level :	intrasocial
Source :	Annales Bertiniani 868 Annales Bertiniani 868 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Bituricum (Bourges)
Time Periode :	Carolingian Period
Century :	A.D. 9
Year :	A.D. 868
Context :	plunder
Motivation :	tactical/strategical economical
Original Text :	Tunc Karolus quasi ad hoc vindicandum flagitium pagum Bituricum adiit; in quo tanta mala et in ecclesiarum con fractione et in pauperum oppressione atque in omnium flagitiorum commissione atque terrae devastatione commissa sunt, ut dici ore non possint, sicut multorum milium hominum fame mortuorum pro ipsa depopulatione attestatio demonstravit.
Translation :	-
Edition :	F. Grat – J. Vielliard – S. Clémencet, Annales de Saint-Bertin (Société de l'histoire de France, 470), Paris 1964.
Notes :	For the previous ravaging by Charles the Bald, please refer to: "Charles the Bald and his army ravages and plunders the county of Bourges."
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