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The army of King Henry IV. plunders, burns and destroys Swabian lands, castles and churches around the time of All Saints' Day.

Related Conflict :Investiture Controversy, Wars of King Henry IV. against Counter-Kings (1077-1088)
Perpetrator (Person) :
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Henry IV. (HRE) Origin: Mixed Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Alemanni/Swabian Gender: Mixed, Age: mixed, Activity: mixed
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Berthold of Reichenau, Chronicon (Berthold of Reichenau) 1078 Paste CTS-Link
    Time Periode :Salian Period
    Century :A.D. 11
    Year :A.D. 1078
    Month :October
    November
    Season :Autum
     
    Context :war/military campaign
    plunder
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    economical
    Application :burning
    Long-Term Consequence :destruction/devastation
    revenge
     
    Original Text :Illic pessimis predonibus et inhumanissimis de Boemia, Pagoaria, Burgundia, Francia, nec non quoscumque poterat de ipsa Alemannia conductis, predis, incendiis, castellorum et oppidorum nonnullorum destructionibus et in divina sacra inauditis sacrilegiis, passim efferatissimus Dei contemptor miserabiliter insistebat. Nulla inter sacrum et non sacrum differentia, nulla in tot miseriis miseratio fuerat. Aecclesias quippe, ad quas cum rebus suis conservandis terrae inquilini confugerant, miserabilitera sacrilegi et presumptuosi incenderant, depredati sunt;
     
    Translation :-
     
    Edition :I. S. Robinson: Bertholds und Bernolds Chroniken (FSGA 14), Darmstadt, 20-277.
     
    Remark :long-term consequence: For more details on the violence against and within churches, refer to: "Men of King Henry IV. beat and kick priests, desecrate Churches with feces and blood, rape and kill women, shearing the heads of others and enslaving them."
     
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    Created at :2022-07-02 : 11:20:24
    Last changed :2022-09-21 : 09:33:47
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00012132
    Static URL :https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_violence_00012132