Et primo quidem dux Ordulfus vivo adhuc patre cum hostili multitudine stipatus Bremensem episcopatum in Fresia devastavit ac cecavit homines ecclesiae;
Translation :
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Edition :
Adam von Bremen: Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum. In: W. Trillmich, R. Buchner: Quellen des 9. und 11. Jahrhunderts zur Geschichte der Hamburgischen Kirche und des Reiches (FSGA 11), Darmstadt , 137–499.
Remark :
date: In 1059 AD or earlier, as this is said to have happened prior to Duke Bernhards death. motive: This was motivated by a continuous feud between the Billung family of Ordulf and the bishop of Bremen.
Notes :
For the treatment of envoys to Ordulf, refer to: "Duke Ordulf of Saxony orders peace envoys to be publicly lashed and shaved."
