Stelle a. 882 Anno dominicae incarnationis...; (Chronicon (Regino abbatis Prumiensis) (900 - 908), Regino of Prüm, Chronicle a. 882, ed. Kurze (MGH), p. ; trans. by Maclean p. 185-186) [5928]

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Text Chronicon (Regino abbatis Prumiensis) (900 - 908) Regino of Prüm
Quotation a. 882 Anno dominicae incarnationis DCCCLXXXII. Arduennam percurrentes Prumiam monasterium ingrediuntur ...
Translation a. 882 In the year of the Lord’s incarnation 882, the Northmen advanced through the Ardennes and entered the monastery of Prüm on the very day of the Lord’s epiphany [6 January]. They stayed there for three days and pillaged the whole of the surrounding region. In that place a countless multitude from the fields and farms gathered together on foot as one crowd and approached the Northmen as if they were going to fight them. But when the Northmen saw that this crowd of common people was not so much unarmed as bereft of military training, they rushed upon them with a shout and cut them down in such a bloodbath that they seemed to be butchering dumb animals rather than men. With these things achieved, they returned to their camp loaded with plunder. After they had dispersed, the fire which still burned in various buildings consumed the monastery, since there was nobody to put it out. When the Northmen heard about the king’s death [Louis' the Younger] they gave themselves over to great rejoicing and thought no longer of combat, but only of booty. Therefore they burst forth from their camp with all their forces and, on 5 April, Maundy Thursday, they seized Trier, the most noble city of the Gauls. Here, weary from the journey, they rested their bodies until the holy day of Easter, and razed the whole area around the town right down to the ground. Then they set the town ablaze and led their host to Metz. When the bishop of the same town learned about this he got together with [arch]Bishop Bertulf and Count Adalhard and, taking the initiative, advanced to engage the enemy. Battle was joined and the Northmen were the victors. The same bishop Wala [of Metz] died in the battle, and the rest fled. The pagans abandoned the journey which they had begun and with immense booty returned to their fleet with the greatest speed.
Quotation source Regino of Prüm, Chronicle a. 882, ed. Kurze (MGH), p. ; trans. by Maclean p. 185-186
Temporal Coverage 882 - 882
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