Battle on the Raxa

When

21 Oct 955

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

53.75° N, 12.50° E

Description

955 battle

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

955 AD battle between the allied Kingdom of Germany and Rani tribe against the Obotrites

The Battle on the Raxa river was fought on 16 October 955 over control of the Billung march 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 with their allied and tributary Slav neighbours on the other. The Raxa river is identified with either the Recknitz or the Elde river.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle on the Raxa: Otto I, allied with the Rani tribe, defeats the Obotrite federation, led by Nako and his brother Stoigniew (probably at the Recknitz or…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht an der Raxa setzt sich Otto der Große gegen die slawischen Abodriten, Wilzen, Tollenser und Zirzipanen durch”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва на Раксе между войсками Оттона I и союзным ему племенем руян с одной стороны, и ободритской федерацией и их славянскими данниками с другой, в районе…”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page