Ep. 101: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - Mecklenburg - Gottschalk and Adalbert

History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification

Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

Education, Society & Culture, History

4.9 • 551 Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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This week we will follow the history of two men who could not be more different. On one side is Gottschalk, leader of the pagan Abodrites, who first comes to prominence as a brutal raider killing Saxons all across Holstein in revenge for his father’s killing. The other is Adalbert, son of a count, brother of the count palatinate of Saxony, friend and confidant of Henry III, a man who refused the offer of becoming pope for his ambition to convert all of Scandinavia and the Baltic. These two men formed an alliance against the Saxon magnates in general and the Billungs, dukes of Saxony in particular. It is a story of greed and violence, of Christian conversion and attempts to break out of strategic gridlock… The music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0. As always: Homepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.com Facebook: @HOTGPod Twitter: @germanshistory Instagram: history_of_the_germans Reddit: u/historyofthegermans Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Historyofthegermans

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0:00.0	Hello and welcome to the history of the Germans.
0:07.6	Episode 101, Gottschalk and Adalbert.
0:11.3	This week we'll follow the history of two men who could not be more different.
0:15.3	On one side is Gottschalk, leader of the pagan Abodritus, who first comes to prominence as
0:20.0	a brutal raider, killing
0:21.4	Saxon all across Holstein in revenge for his father's killing.
0:25.7	The other is Arabert, son of a count, brother of the Count Pilate of Saxony, friend
0:30.5	and confident of Henry III, a man who refused the offer of becoming Pope for his ambition
0:35.4	to convert all of Scandinavia and the Baltic.
0:38.3	These two men formed an alliance against the Saxon magnates in general, and the Billungs
0:43.3	Dukes of Saxony in particular.
0:45.3	It's a story of greed and violence of Christian conversion and attempts to break out of a strategic gridlock.
0:51.3	But before we start, let me tell you that the History of the Germans podcast
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1:16.4	Jay Lawton, Tracy Jay and Roger, who've already signed up. And then a special thanks to
1:22.3	Paul Hunamund, whose generosity and regular support on Twitter is much appreciated.
1:28.9	Last week we did a recap of the Saxon War that pitted the Emperor Henry IV against
1:32.6	the Saxon magnates led by Otto von Nordheim.
1:36.0	This story you may remember from season two and we will follow up on it next week.
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