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Nordalbingia Locator Map (1000)
Nordalbingia (german: Nordalbingien) (also Northern Albingia) was one of the four administrative regions of the medieval Duchy of Saxony, the others being Angria, Eastphalia, and Westphalia. The region's name is based on the Latin name ''Alba'' for the Elbe River and refers to an area predominantly located north of the Lower Elbe, roughly corresponding with the present-day Holstein region. Situated in what is now Northern Germany, this is the earliest known dominion of the Saxons. Geography According to the 1076 ''Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum'' by chronicler Adam of Bremen, Nordalbingia consisted of three tribal areas (''Gaue''): *Dithmarschen, stretching along the coast of the North Sea from the mouth of the Elbe River to the Eider River in the north *Holstein proper, situated on the Stör River, a right tributary of the Elbe * Stormarn on the north bank of the Elbe, including the present-day area of Hamburg. The Nordalbingian tribes were allied with the Saxons se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordalbingia Locator Map (1000)
Nordalbingia (german: Nordalbingien) (also Northern Albingia) was one of the four administrative regions of the medieval Duchy of Saxony, the others being Angria, Eastphalia, and Westphalia. The region's name is based on the Latin name ''Alba'' for the Elbe River and refers to an area predominantly located north of the Lower Elbe, roughly corresponding with the present-day Holstein region. Situated in what is now Northern Germany, this is the earliest known dominion of the Saxons. Geography According to the 1076 ''Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum'' by chronicler Adam of Bremen, Nordalbingia consisted of three tribal areas (''Gaue''): *Dithmarschen, stretching along the coast of the North Sea from the mouth of the Elbe River to the Eider River in the north *Holstein proper, situated on the Stör River, a right tributary of the Elbe * Stormarn on the north bank of the Elbe, including the present-day area of Hamburg. The Nordalbingian tribes were allied with the Saxons se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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