Battle of the Unstrut River (531)

Battle of the Unstrut River
Date c. 531 CE Location near Unstrut, Germany Result Decisive Frankish victory Fall of the Thuringian kingdom
Belligerents
Frankish Kingdom	Thuringi
Commanders and leaders
Theuderic I Chlothar 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 Thuringian army led by their king Hermanfrid. Thuringia was subjugated in 530 CE, soon after the battle. ^[1] The battle was so decisive that it is said that the Franks were able cross the river by walking over the corpses of their foes. ^[2] After the battle, Chlothar took Radegund as a wife as part of his war booty.

Citations

1. Durant, 1950, p. 92.
2. The Oxford Handbook of the Merovingian World. Oxford University Press. May 15, 2024. p. 248. ISBN   978-0-19-023418-8.

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.