Slavs and Germans on the Frontier

Wichmann

Wid III.60


III.60. An army led against Wichmann for a third time barely brought it about that he was accepted into the faith of Gero and his son. They then brought it about before the emperor that he might enjoy, with imperial grace, his fatherland and the patrimony of his wife. Unbidden, he surrendered up a terrible oath: that he would never do anything hostile, in counsel or deed, against the emperor or the emperor’s kingdom. Thus, with faith given, he was dismissed in peace, and encouraged by good promises from the emperor.