Wichmann

Book Three Outline


[III:1-18 – After Otto marries Adelheid of Italy, his son Liudolf rebels, and is besieged in Mainz, into which Ekbert is sent as a hostage]
[III:19 – Ekbert rebels]
[III:20-22 – The Bavarians join the rebellion against Otto]
[III.23-25 – Wichmann rebels and joins Ekbert]
[III.26-28 – Otto campaigns in Bavaria and returns to Saxony with the rebellion still raging]
[III:29 – Wichmann judged and imprisoned]
[III.30-40 – The Hungarians enter the war, and the war concludes as all parties are reconciled to Otto]
[III.41-49 – Otto is victorious at the Battle of Lechfeld]
[III:50-55 – Wichmann's second rebellion; the Battle on the Raxa; flight to Gaul]
[III.56-58 – Otto receives emissaries from many kings after his victory; Liudolf dies in Italy]
[III:59-60 – Wichmann returns and reconciles with Gero's help]
[III.61-63 – Otto falls ill but recovers. Widukind summarizes Otto's deeds after 962. This was at one point intended to end the work.]
[III:64 – Wichmann conspires with Harald Bluetooth]
[III.65 – The Danes are Christianized by a missionary named Poppo]
[III:66 – Wichmann is caught and released by Gero]
[III.67 – Gero conquers the Lusizi]
[III:68-69 – Wichmann's encounter with Selibur, war with Mieszko, and death]
[III.70-76 – Otto battles the Greeks in southern Italy, falls ill, and dies. Present only in some versions of the work.]