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| Battle of the Unstrut River | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Frankish Kingdom | Thuringii | ||||||
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| Theuderic I | Hermanfrid † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
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