Battle of the Unstrut River (531)
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Battle of the Unstrut River | |||||||
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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.[1]
Citations
- ^ 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.