A Saxon army led by Count Dietrich and Wichmann the Younger is surrounded upon entering Frankish lands and pushed into an abandoned castle by Duke Liudolf of Swabia and Duke Conrad of Lorraine.
Militante adversus Mogontiam rege, Herimannus dux Saxoniam procurabat. Cum novus exercitus a Saxonia ad supplementum veteris mitti debuisset, Thiadricus iuniorque Wichmannus ei prefuere. Attingentes terminos Francorum, a Liudolfo duceque Cuonrado subito circumfusi, in desertum quoddam coguntur castellum.
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 :
long-term consequence: The Saxon army is allowed to return to their lands after their bannerman is injured during the following fight, described in: "A Saxon Bannerman loses his arm due to a thrown wooden disc in battle against men of Duke Liudolf and Duke Conrad of Lorraine."