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The surprised Saxon army rushes against the Swabian and Bavarian forces of King Henry IV. in battle at Homburg on the Unstrut.

Related Conflict :Battle at Homburg on the Unstrut, Saxon Wars of Henry IV. (1067-1075 AD)
Perpetrator (Person) :
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Origin: Saxon Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: attack
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    Victim (Person) :
  • Welf IV., Duke of Bavaria Origin: Alemanni/Swabian Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: commander/general, Reaction: help
  • Victim (Group) :
  • Army of Henry IV. (HRE) Origin: Alemanni/Swabian Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
  • Army of Henry IV. (HRE) Origin: Baiovarii/Bavarian Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: help
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Lampert of Hersfeld, Annales (Lampert) 1075 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Homburg on the Unstrut (Homburg on the Unstrut)
    Time Periode :Salian Period
    Century :A.D. 11
    Year :A.D. 1075
    Month :June
    Day :9
    Daytime :Noon
    Afternoon
    Season :Summer
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    battle
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    Weapon :sword
    spear
    lance
     
    Original Text :Vix tandem ex illa trepidatione resumpto spiritu, cum in globum densissimum tumultuaria se statione stipassent, non expectato signo, ut consuetudo est pugnaturis, equis subdunt calcaria et summo nisu precipites feruntur in adversarios, haud procul ab Hoenburg. Nec impetum sustinere vel ad horam Suevi potuissent, nisi loco motis iamque pedem retro ferentibus dux Welf cum exercitu Baioarico concurrisset. Prima certaminis procella hastas et lanceas consumpsit. Reliquam partem gladiis, qua pugnandi arte plurimum excellit miles Saxonicus, peragunt, precincti singuli duobus vel tribus gladiis; tantaque vi, tanta ferocitate, tanta feriendi calliditate grassantur, ut hostibus etiam non minus admirationi quam terrori essent.
     
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    Edition :Lampert von Hersfeld - Annalen, In: A. Schmidt, W. D. Fritz (FSGA 13), Darmstadt.
     
     
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    Created at :2022-03-29 : 10:08:27
    Last changed :2022-06-08 : 01:15:57
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00011653
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