LEADER 03060oam 2200517I 450 001 9910154618703321 005 20230808200618.0 010 $a1-351-89416-1 010 $a1-315-24114-5 024 7 $a10.4324/9781315241142 035 $a(CKB)3710000000965284 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4758688 035 $a(OCoLC)965444179 035 $a(BIP)63368795 035 $a(BIP)12687280 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000965284 100 $a20180706e20162006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 14$aThe battle of Lechfeld and its aftermath, August 955 $ethe end of the age of migrations in the Latin West /$fCharles R. Bowlus 210 1$aLondon ;$aNew York :$cRoutledge,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (248 pages) $cillustrations, maps 300 $aFirst published 2006 by Ashgate. 311 08$a0-7546-5470-2 311 08$a1-351-89417-X 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1. Introduction -- 2. Hungarian warfare -- 3. The reforms of Henry I in Saxony -- 4. Hungarians and the Latin West -- 5. The way to the Lechfeld -- 6. The way from the Lechfeld. 330 $aIn August 955 a battle took place that effectively ended the incursions of steppe nomads into Western Europe. The forces of Otto the Great annihilated a huge army of Hungarian mounted archers in an encounter that is generally known as the battle of Lechfeld, a broad plain near Augsburg in southern Germany. Since even after a defeat these elusive warriors surely could have fled back to the Carpathian Basin to rebuild their strength and resume their raids, the total annihilation of the Hungarian army is mysterious. This book provides the first satisfactory explanation for the decisive nature of Otto's victory. Based on a detailed analysis of all contemporary, and often contradictory, sources, Bowlus provides a step-by-step reconstruction of the battle. This is preceded by chapters analysing the administrative and military reforms in tenth-century Germany, and the strengths and weaknesses of nomadic styles of warfare, in particular their archery, and setting out the historical context in which the battle occurred. A pioneering aspect of his research is the introduction of environmental factors, not only the limits they imposed on the expansion of the nomadic way of life into Europe, but also the impact the local environment had on the outcome of the battle. 606 $aLechfeld, Battle of, Germany, 955 606 $aMilitary history, Medieval 607 $aGermany$xHistory, Military 607 $aHungary$xHistory, Military 615 0$aLechfeld, Battle of, Germany, 955. 615 0$aMilitary history, Medieval. 676 $a943/.022 700 $aBowlus$b Charles R.$0916776 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910154618703321 996 $aThe battle of Lechfeld and its aftermath, August 955$92055251 997 $aUNINA