Duke Giselbert of Lorraine and his army lay siege to a castle of Immo, who throws bee-hives at them to sting the horses, forcing the former to abandon the attack.
Perpetrator (Person) :
Giselbert, Duke of Lorraine Origin: Lorrainian Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Reaction: retreat, Direct Consequence: humiliation
Augebat quoque indignationem ducis grex porcorum ab Immone callide captus. Nam subulci ducis cum contra portas urbis transirent, Immo porcellum pro porta agitari fecit et omnem gregem porcorum apertis portis intra urbem recepit. Quam iniuriam dux ferre non valens coacto exercitu obsedit Immonem. Ille autem plurima apum examina habuisse fertur, quae frangens proiecit contra equites. Apes autem aculeis equos stimulantes in insaniam vertebant, ita ut equites periclitari coepissent. Quo viso Immo prospiciens de muro eruptionem cum sociis minitavit. Huiuscemodi igitur artibus saepius dux ab Immone delusus solvit obsidionem.
Translation :
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Edition :
Widukindus monachus Corbeiensis - Rerum gestarum Saxonicarum, In: A. Bauer; R. Rau, Quellen zur Geschichte der sächsischen Kaiserzeit (FSGA 8), Darmstadt, 16-183.
Remark :
context: Immo angered Duke Giselbert by stealing a group of pigs via a ruse, resulting in this attack.
