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). In 954,

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Gero of the

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(the

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), aided by Holy Roman Emperor

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's son-in-law, Conrad of Lorraine, launched a successful campaign to subdue the Ukrians, who had come within reach of the

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's Northern March after the 929

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. After the 983 revolt of the

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and

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, the area became independent again, yet remained under permanent military pressure, especially from

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and the Holy Roman Empire.

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