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| ID |
1751 |
| Text |
Annales Hersfeldensis (1077 - 1079) Lambert of Hersfeld |
| Quotation |
Qua clade ita attritae atque exhaustae sunt possessiones Fuldensis monasterii atque Herveldensis, ut,
ingravescente alimentorum inopia, magna cum difficultate fratres retinerentur in monasteriis.
Abbas Herveldensis reversus a Saxonibus retulit eos preter omnium opinionem mitia atque pacifica
respondere, quod scilicet non ita expertes rationis, ita sint inmemores vulgati etiam apud barbaras nationes iuris gentium, ut nesciant ab iniuria legatorum etiam inter atrocissimas inimicicias
temperandum.
Se extrema necessitate compulsos in aciem processisse, nec ad persequendum quenquam, sed ad se
protegendos iniuriasque propulsandas arma sumpsisse; si ea necessitas adimatur, etiam nunc pacem
quam bellum malle et districtos iam gladios libenter in vaginam remittere. |
| Translation |
The estates of the monasteries of Fulda and Hersfeld were so weakened and exhausted by this devastation that it was with great difficulty that the brethren were restrained from leaving the monasteries as the food shortage grew worse.1108 On his return from the Saxons the abbot of Hersfeld reported that, contrary to the general belief, their response had been mild and peaceable. For they were not so devoid of reason and not so forgetful of the law of nations, which was widely known even among the barbarian peoples, that they did not know that envoys must not be injured even in the cruellest hostilities.1109 The Saxons had been compelled by extreme necessity to resort to warfare and they had not taken up arms to attack anyone but to defend themselves and to ward off injuries. If that necessity was removed, they would even now prefer peace to war and they would gladly put back their drawn swords into their sheaths. (Trans. Robinson) |
| Quotation source |
(p. 177, lin. 13) |
| Temporal Coverage |
1074 - 1074 |
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