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The Lechfeld Legacy: Otto's Europe and the Making of a Nation
In 955, on a plain near Augsburg, Otto the Great crushed the Magyar horsemen who had terrorized Europe for decades. But the Battle of Lechfeld was more than a military triumph—it was the crucible in which a German kingdom emerged from the wreckage of Charlemagne's empire. This episode of The History of Germany follows Otto's journey from Saxon duke to Holy Roman Emperor, tracing how one victory reshaped the map of Europe and forged an identity that would endure for a thousand years. Along the way, we meet the warriors and bishops who fought beside him, the clergy who crowned him…
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