The army of Emperor Otto the Great use slingers, archers and other weapons to take San Giulio after almost two months of siege and capture Queen Willa of Italy.

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Perpetrator (Group) :	Army of Otto I. the Great (HRE) Origin: Mixed Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: victory
Victim (Person) :	Willa, Queen of Italy Origin: Burgundiones/Burgundian Gender: Female, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Direct Consequence: capture
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Mixed Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: defeat
Third Party (Person) :	Otto I. the Great, Holy Roman Emperor Origin: Saxon Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler
Level :	intersocial
Source :	Adalbert, Archbishop of Magdeburg, Adalberti Continuatio Reginonis 962Adalbert, Archbishop of Magdeburg Adalberti Continuatio Reginonis 962 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	San Giulio (San Giulio)
Time Periode :	Ottonian Period
Century :	A.D. 10
Year :	A.D. 962
Season :	Spring Summer
Duration :	Months
Context :	siege
Motivation :	tactical/strategical political
Application :	shooting
Weapon :	sling bow other/commentary
Long-Term Consequence :	release of prisoners
Original Text :	Tunc Willa inprimis hostiliter aditur et adempto omni de lacu exitu cotidianis fundibulariorum et sagittariorum aliorumque belli instrumentorum impugnationibus fatigatur; et non plenis duobus mensibus obsessa capitur et ad ultimum clementia imperatoris dimissa, quo vellet, ire permittitur.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Adalberti Continuatio Reginonis, In: A. Bauer, R. Rau, Quellen zur Geschichte der sächsischen Kaiserzeit (FSGA 8), 5th Ed. Darmstadt 2002, 190–231.
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