Battle on the Raxa
955 AD battle between the allied Kingdom of Germany and Rani tribe against the Obotrites / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Battle on the Raxa river (German: Schlacht an der Raxa) was fought on 16 October 955 over control of the Billung march (in present-day Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, northeast Germany) between the forces of Otto I of Germany allied with the Rani tribe on one side, and the Obotrite federation under Nako and his brother Stoigniew (Stoinef, Stoinneg, Stoinegin, Ztoignav) with their allied and tributary Slav neighbours on the other. The Raxa river is identified with either the Recknitz or the Elde river. The German victory over the Slavs followed up on the August victory at the Lechfeld over the Magyars and marked the high point of Otto's reign.
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Battle on the Raxa | |||||||
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Recknitz Damgarten | |||||||
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Kingdom of Germany Rani | Obotrites, Veleti, and allied Slavs | ||||||
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Otto I of Germany |
Nako Stoigniew | ||||||
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700 prisoners executed |
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