Battle of the Unstrut River (531)

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The Battle of the Unstrut River is said to have been fought in 531 CE near the river Unstrut when the king of Francia, Theuderic I decisively defeated the Thuringii army led by their king Hermanfrid. Thuringia was subjugated in 530 CE, soon after the battle.^[1]