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Battle of the Unstrut River (531)

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Military engagement near Unstrut, Germany
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Battle of the Unstrut River
Datec. 531 CE
Locationnear Unstrut, Germany
Result Decisive Frankish victory
Fall of the Thuringii kingdom
Belligerents
Frankish Kingdom Thuringii
Commanders and leaders
Theuderic I Hermanfrid 
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of the Unstrut River is said to have been fought in 531 CE near the river Unstrut when the king of Francia, Theuderic I decisively defeated the Thuringii army led by their king Hermanfrid. Thuringia was subjugated in 530 CE, soon after the battle.

Citations

  1. Durant, 1950, p. 92.

References

  • Durant, Will. The Age of Faith: A History of Medieval Civilization from Constantine to Dante -- A.D. 325-1300. The Story of Civilization IV. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1950. ISBN 978-0-9650007-5-8.
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