King Louis III. of West Francia and his army kill more than 8000 Northmen in battle near Saucourt.

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Related Conflict :	Battle near Saucourt
Perpetrator (Person) :	Louis III., King of West Francia Origin: Westfrankish Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Direct Consequence: victory
Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of King Louis III. of West Francia Origin: Westfrankish Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Northmen/Varangian/Viking Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: death
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Regino of Prüm, Chronica (Regino) 883Regino of Prüm Chronica (Regino) 883 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Saucourt (Ochancourt)
Time Periode :	Carolingian Period
Century :	A.D. 9
Year :	A.D. 881
Month :	August
Day :	3
Season :	Summer
Context :	battle
Motivation :	tactical/strategical
Weapon :	sword
Original Text :	Inter cetera, quae strenue gessit, illud precipue prelium commendatur, quod adversum Nortmannos in loco, qui vocatur Sodaltcurt, summis viribus exercuit; in quo certamine, ut ferunt, plusquam octo milia adversariorum gladio prostravit.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Reginonis abbatis Prumiensis - Chronica, In: R. Rau, Quellen zur karolingischen Reichsgeschichte 3 (FSGA 7), Darmstadt, 180-318.
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