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King Henry the Fowler and his army conquer castle Gana after twenty days of siege, killing all adults and capturing the youths.

Perpetrator (Person) :
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Henry I. the Fowler Origin: Saxon Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
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    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Slawian Gender: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: mixed, Direct Consequence: death
  • Origin: Slawian Gender: Mixed, Age: adult, Activity: mixed, Direct Consequence: capture
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    Level :intersocial
    Source :Widukind of Corvey, Rerum gestarum Saxonicarum 1,35 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Gana (Gana)
    Time Periode :Ottonian Period
    Century :A.D. 10
    Year :A.D. 929
    Season :Winter
    Duration :Weeks
     
    Context :siege
    sack
    murder
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    economical
    Long-Term Consequence :campaign
     
    Original Text :Cumque illa urbe potitus omnem regionem signa vertit contra Dalamantiam, adversus quam iam olim reliquit ei pater militiam; et obsidens urbem quae dicitur Gana, vicesima tandem die cepit eam. Preda urbis militibus tradita, puberes omnes interfecti, pueri ac puellae captivitati servatae.
     
    Translation :-
     
    Edition :Widukindus monachus Corbeiensis - Rerum gestarum Saxonicarum, In: A. Bauer; R. Rau, Quellen zur Geschichte der sächsischen Kaiserzeit (FSGA 8), Darmstadt, 16-183.
     
     
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    Created at :2022-08-19 : 07:40:07
    Last changed :2023-01-11 : 01:45:44
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00012266
    Static URL :https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_violence_00012266