Ep. 97: Colonisation of the East(700-1200) - Rebellion!

History of the Germans from the Middle Ages to Reunification

Dirk Hoffmann-Becking

Education, Society & Culture, History

4.9 • 551 Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2023

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Now that we know the lay of the land it is time for action, and quite some action it will be. The Wends, the pagan Slavic peoples living east of the Elbe who found themselves ever more squeezed by their now Christian neighbours wake up one morning to find their oppressors fatally weakened. Events 2000 km south of Brandenburg create the once in a century opportunity to throw off the yoke of the Saxons. The newly built churches go up in flames and their tormentors flee back across the Elbe. Any plans for retaliation are thwarted by a succession crisis. This loss of control will have a major impact not on German history, but will reset the relationship with Poland and Bohemia as well. In the year 1000, emperor Otto III will manifest this new relationship when he visits one of Poland’s most remarkable monarch, Boleslav the Brave in Gniesno. Let’s find out… 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, episode 97, rebellion.
0:10.8	Now that we know the lay of the land, it's time for action, and quite some action it will be.
0:16.4	The Vents, the pagan Slavic people living east of the Alba, who found themselves ever more
0:21.2	squeezed by their now Christian neighbors, wake up one morning to find their oppressors
0:26.2	fatally weakened.
0:28.3	Events, 2,000 kilometers south of Bruntenburg, create the once-in-a-century opportunity to
0:33.5	throw off the yoke of the Saxons.
0:36.4	The newly built churches go up in flames and their tormentors flee back across the Elbe.
0:41.3	Any plans for retaliations are thwarted by a succession crisis.
0:46.3	This loss of control will have a major impact not only on German history, but will reset the relationship with Poland and Bohemia as well.
0:54.9	In the year 1000, the Emperor Otto III will manifest that new relationship when he visits
1:00.0	one of Poland's most remarkable monarchs, Boleslav the brave in Ginesno.
1:06.5	Let's find out.
1:08.6	But before we start, just a reminder, the History of the Germans podcast is
1:12.5	advertising free thanks to the generous support from patrons. And you can become a Patreon
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1:23.1	All you have to do is sign up at patreon.com slash history of the Germans or on my website
1:28.4	history of the Germans.com.
1:30.6	You find all the links in the show notes.
1:32.9	And thanks a lot to Matthias Yott, Bruno B, Gene O and Naomi K.
1:38.5	Who've already signed up.
1:41.0	Last week we got a rundown of the main neighbors of northern Germany, the Bohemians, the Poles,
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