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unusual facts about Radulf, King of Thuringia



Ancient Diocese of Ribe

His successor Radulf (1170–71), an Englishman and chancellor to King Valdemar I, translated to the cathedral the relics of Saint Leofdag, who was never formally canonized.

Doon de Mayence

A contributor to the Chronicle of Fredegar states (iv. 87) that the army of Sigebert was betrayed from within its own ranks by men of Mayence, in a battle fought with Radulf on the banks of the Unstrut in Thuringia.

Radulf Novell

Radulf does not, however, seem to have been able to regain his position in Orkney from the Lund appointee William the Old.

There are letters from Pope Calixtus II to Kings Sigurd Jorsalfare and Eystein in 1119 instructing them to ensure that Radulf could maintain peaceful possession.

Radulf, King of Thuringia

To retain his independence he allied with Fara, a descendant of the powerful Agilolfing dynasty in Bavaria who ruled over large estates along the Main river.

Ralph de Gael

Ralph de Gael (otherwise Ralph de Guader, Radulf Waders or Ralph Wader) (before 1042 – c. 1096) was the Earl of East Anglia (Norfolk and Suffolk) and Lord of Gaël and Montfort (Seigneur de Gaël et Montfort).

Sorbian March

The term "Sorbian march" appears only four times in the Annales Fuldenses and only three rulers are recorded: Poppo, Thachulf, and Radulf.


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