Swabian Nobles capture, rob and kill men from the army of King Henry IV., mutilating many of them by cutting off their noses, as punishment for plundering Swabian lands.
Attamen haec non impune omnino facta sunt; quidam namque illorum, ut aiunt, ab inmundis spiritibus arrepti, usque ad mortem vexabantur; nonnulli vero a principibus Alemannis interfecti, capti, exspoliati; plurima pars
eorum enaricati et detruncati sunt.
Translation :
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Edition :
I. S. Robinson: Bertholds und Bernolds Chroniken (FSGA 14), Darmstadt, 20-277.
Remark :
context: This is in revenge for the previous violence inflicted by King Henry's army, described in: "The army of King Henry IV. plunders, burns and destroys Swabian lands, castles and churches around the time of All Saints' Day." and "Men of King Henry IV. beat and kick priests, desecrate nearly 100 Churches with feces and blood, rape and kill women, shearing the heads of others and enslaving them."
