King Hermann of Salm is killed by a woman throwing a millstone on his head from a tower during an attack on Cochem castle.

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Related Conflict :	Investiture Controversy, Wars of King Henry IV. against Counter-Kings (1077-1088)
Perpetrator (Person) :	Origin: Palatine Gender: Female, Age: adult, Activity: unknown
Victim (Person) :	King Hermann of Salm Origin: Unknown Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Direct Consequence: death
Victim (Group) :	Origin: Mixed Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Direct Consequence: humiliation
Level :	interpersonal
Source :	Vita Heinrici IV imperatoris 4 Vita Heinrici IV imperatoris 4 Paste CTS-Link
Location :	Cochem (Cochem)
Time Periode :	Salian Period
Century :	A.D. 11
Year :	A.D. 1088
Context :	siege sack regicide
Motivation :	self-defence
Application :	throwing weapon
Weapon :	stone
Original Text :	femina, sexu femina, non animo, quae in turrim evaserat, molarem in caput regis dimisit; et sic ille manu feminea, ut mors eius turpior esset, occubuit. Sed ut hoc dedecus dealbarent, feminae factum in virilem personam ex composito transtulerunt.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Vita Heinrici IV imperatoris, In: F. Schmale, I. Schmale-Ott, Quellen zur Geschichte Kaiser Heinrichs IV. (FSGA 12), 5th Ed. Darmstadt 2017, 408-467.
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Last changed :	2023-04-11 : 08:06:37
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