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The Battle of Lechfeld and its Aftermath, August 955: The End of the Age of Migrations in the Latin West

The Battle of Lechfeld and its Aftermath, August 955: The End of the Age of Migrations in the Latin West

Hardcover

German History

ISBN10: 0754654702
ISBN13: 9780754654704
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Jun 14 2006
Pages: 247
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.63 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
In August 955 the forces of Otto the Great annihilated a huge army of Hungarian mounted archers in an encounter known as the battle of Lechfeld. This book provides the first satisfactory explanation for the decisive nature of Otto's victory which effectively ended the incursions of steppe nomads into Western Europe. A detailed reconstruction of the battle is preceded by chapters analyzing 10th-century Germany and the strengths of nomadic styles of warfare. A pioneering aspect is the consideration of environmental factors, not only the limits they imposed on the expansion of the nomadic way of life into Europe, but also the impact the local environment had on the outcome of the battle.

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