Fanty
02-24-2004, 02:15
Has anyone done the Battle of Lechfeld yet?
Well, that battle was in 955AD, so its out of area in this game.
But who cares? *g*
It was between Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire.
background:
The Hungarians raided the Empire for over 100 years.
Came, burn villages, plunder and go.
This time, Emperor Otto the Great, a Saxon, wanted to end this.
He called all dukes for a meeting (Reichstag) and asked for 2 men in weapon and horse from each noble and each bishop)
They said, he is craisy. Men in weapons are horrible expensive and they need em themselfs. He can have a single one.
He finaly got 8000 man (wonder how many nobles there had been if everyone send him 1 and he got 8000 LOL)
The Hungarians had 15000
Otto himself weared the Shield of the Roman emperor Constantinus (who made crhistianity Roman state religion) and the Lance wich was suposed to be the lance that was stabbed into Jesus cross.
Himself weared no helm or armor but the dress of a priest. He wanted to proof that god is with him.
He held the lance over his head the whole battle. For anyone to see that Jesus is with him in his battle versus the pagan Barbarians from the East.
The Hugarian mainforce was in front, awaiting him.
several Hungarians sneaked in his back and attacked.
The Bohemians, who had been in the back, routed after minutes.
Next the Swabians followed them
Then the Hungarians stop to plunder and Otto send the Franks towards them. They rode the Hungarians into the ground.
In the same time his Saxons charged the mainforce in front.
Followed by the Bavarian infantry.
He managed to nail the Hungarian against the river, so they had no way out and had ben forced to hand to hand combat in wich they had no chance against the superior armored Germans.
The Hungarans jumped off their horses and into the river to save their lifes.
The leaders had been captured and executed. (in the past they allways were ransomed back, wich caused they came back every year.....)
Not so this time. The leaders had been executed and Hungary never every attacked the Empire again in History.
Otto was hailed Father of the fatherland Imperator, wich was special. The different German provinces didnt see themselfs as Germans back then. They even hated each others.
But they called Otto Father of the FATHERLAND. A premiere. A very special thing.
It also was the first time in history that soldiers of the different provinces fought side at side. (Otto invaded Poland. But using only Saxon forces for this) The Polish king accepted him as his superior Lord. As the head of the Christian world. Gods holy emperor on earth.
That was back in the time, when the title Holy Roman Emperor still was respected.
Well, that battle was in 955AD, so its out of area in this game.
But who cares? *g*
It was between Hungary and the Holy Roman Empire.
background:
The Hungarians raided the Empire for over 100 years.
Came, burn villages, plunder and go.
This time, Emperor Otto the Great, a Saxon, wanted to end this.
He called all dukes for a meeting (Reichstag) and asked for 2 men in weapon and horse from each noble and each bishop)
They said, he is craisy. Men in weapons are horrible expensive and they need em themselfs. He can have a single one.
He finaly got 8000 man (wonder how many nobles there had been if everyone send him 1 and he got 8000 LOL)
The Hungarians had 15000
Otto himself weared the Shield of the Roman emperor Constantinus (who made crhistianity Roman state religion) and the Lance wich was suposed to be the lance that was stabbed into Jesus cross.
Himself weared no helm or armor but the dress of a priest. He wanted to proof that god is with him.
He held the lance over his head the whole battle. For anyone to see that Jesus is with him in his battle versus the pagan Barbarians from the East.
The Hugarian mainforce was in front, awaiting him.
several Hungarians sneaked in his back and attacked.
The Bohemians, who had been in the back, routed after minutes.
Next the Swabians followed them
Then the Hungarians stop to plunder and Otto send the Franks towards them. They rode the Hungarians into the ground.
In the same time his Saxons charged the mainforce in front.
Followed by the Bavarian infantry.
He managed to nail the Hungarian against the river, so they had no way out and had ben forced to hand to hand combat in wich they had no chance against the superior armored Germans.
The Hungarans jumped off their horses and into the river to save their lifes.
The leaders had been captured and executed. (in the past they allways were ransomed back, wich caused they came back every year.....)
Not so this time. The leaders had been executed and Hungary never every attacked the Empire again in History.
Otto was hailed Father of the fatherland Imperator, wich was special. The different German provinces didnt see themselfs as Germans back then. They even hated each others.
But they called Otto Father of the FATHERLAND. A premiere. A very special thing.
It also was the first time in history that soldiers of the different provinces fought side at side. (Otto invaded Poland. But using only Saxon forces for this) The Polish king accepted him as his superior Lord. As the head of the Christian world. Gods holy emperor on earth.
That was back in the time, when the title Holy Roman Emperor still was respected.