Object Metadata
The army of King Henry the Fowler kills many fleeing Hungarians, who throw away their weapons to ride faster after the battle at Merseburg.

Related Conflict :Battle at Merseburg
Perpetrator (Person) :
Perpetrator (Group) :
  • Army of Henry IV. (HRE) Origin: Saxon Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: attack, Direct Consequence: victory
  •  
    Victim (Group) :
  • Origin: Magyars/Hungarian Gender: Male, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: flight, Direct Consequence: losses
  •  
    Third Party (Group) :
  • Origin: Saxon Gender: Mixed, Age: mixed, Activity: prisoner, Reaction: joy
  •  
    Level :intersocial
    Source :Liutprand of Cremona, Antapodosis 2,31 Paste CTS-Link
    Location :Merseburg (Merseburg)
    Time Periode :Ottonian Period
    Century :A.D. 10
    Year :A.D. 933
    Month :March
    Day :15
    Season :Winter
    Speed :Fast
     
    Context :battle
    Motivation :tactical/strategical
    emotional
    Long-Term Consequence :victory
    release of prisoners
    bestowing of honors
     
    Original Text :Fitque divini muneris pietate, ut potius hos fugere quam preliari iuvet. Velox tunc sonipes piger queritur; falerarum praeterea decor armorumque honor non Hungariis tutelae, sed honeri erant. Abiectis quippe arcubus, dimissis spiculis, faleris etiam, quo expeditius equi currerent, proiectis, fugae solummodo operam dabant. Verum omnipotens Deus, qui pugnandi eis audatiam tulerat, fugiendi etiam copiam omnino negabat. Caesis igitur fugatisque Hungariis inmensa captivorum turba dissolvitur, atque in laetitiae cantum vox gemitus permutatur. Hunc vero triumphum tam laude quam memoria dignum ad Meresburg rex in superiori cenaculo domus per ζογραφίᾱν, zografian, id est picturam, notare praecepit, adeo ut rem veram potius quam veri similem videas.
     
    Translation :-
     
    Edition :Liudprandi Liber Antapodoseos, In: A. Bauer; R. Rau, Quellen zur Geschichte der sächsischen Kaiserzeit (FSGA 8), 5th Ed. Darmstadt 2002, 244-495.
     
     
    Basket :Add to basket...
    Share/Save :Share/Save
     
    Created at :2022-12-17 : 12:25:07
    Last changed :2023-06-27 : 10:13:41
    MyCoRe ID :Antiquity_violence_00013769
    Static URL :https://ml-s-eris.rrz.uni-hamburg.de/receive/Antiquity_violence_00013769