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Lürschau
Lürschau () is a municipality in the district of Schleswig-Flensburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. In 1043 a heath at Lürschau was the site of a battle between a Danish-Norwegian army under king Magnus the Good Magnus Olafsson (; Norwegian and Danish: ''Magnus Olavsson''; – 25 October 1047), better known as Magnus the Good (; Norwegian and Danish: ''Magnus den gode''), was King of Norway from 1035 and King of Denmark from 1042 until his death in ... and a Wendish army returning from looting in Jutland. The Wends were defeated with heavy loss of life. References Municipalities in Schleswig-Holstein Schleswig-Flensburg {{SchleswigFlensburg-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Battle Of Lyrskov Hede
The Battle of Lyrskov Heath (or Hede) was fought on September 28, 1043, at Lürschau, Lyrskov, between a Danes, Dano-Norwegians, Norwegian army led by Magnus the Good and an army of Wends. It was a great victory for Magnus' forces; the Wendish army was crushed and up to 15,000 were killed. Lyrskov (German: ''Lürschau'') is today the name of a German municipality in the Schleswig-Flensburg district, and of a small town northwest of Schleswig in the same municipality. Battle In 1043, a large Wendish army invaded from the south in Southern Jutland and devastated the land as far as Ribe. The size is unknown, but sources say that there were 60 Wends for every Dane, a very large army. Palle Lauring has argued that this was in fact a migration of Wends who wanted to settle in Jutland. According to the chroniclers, King Magnus was on his way home from Wendland where he had destroyed the Viking fort Jomsborg, possibly to destroy the Danish competitors to the throne, and they also plunder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
