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4 unusual facts about Berthold of Hanover


Berthold of Hanover

When Berthold attempted to bless the Christian cemetery at Holm, they decided either to burn the bishop together with his church at Holm or to drown him in the Düna.

It put to sea at Lübeck and crossed the Baltic, entering the River Düna from what is now called the Gulf of Riga.

Berthold's predecessor, assisted by merchants from Bremen and Lübeck and a few converts, had built fortifications along the River Düna, where Christians held their religious services and could protect themselves.

The Christians fled to their strongholds at Üxküll and Holm, while the bishop escaped in a ship to Lübeck.



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