1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
THIETMAR (DIETMAR or DITHMAR) OF MERSEBURG (9751018), German chronicler, was a son of Siegfried, count of Walbeck, and was related to the family of the emperor Otto the Great. Born on the 25th of July 975 he was educated at Quedlinburg and at Magdeburg and became provost of Walbeck in 1002 and bishop of Merseburg seven years later. He took some part in the political events of the time; in 994 he was a hostage in the hands of the Northmen, and he was not unfamiliar with the actualities of war. He died on the ist of …
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