Marko Senior Member
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posted 08-12-2004 02:10 PM
I could not find anything about a Von Waltsleben castle in Germany. Are you sure about the spelling? I did find some mention of a Burg Walsleben. This castle lay east of the town of Osterburg in the Landkreis Stendal in the Sachsen-Anhalt province. It seems it was destroyed in 929 by a Slavonean army of "Redarier" (don't know what that means). All its inhabitants were slaughtered. This was a Slavonean reaction to some other military action by the Saxons. One source says it was rebuilt shortly after but it seems that nothing remains today. Sources: http://www.altmarkportal.de/index.php?m_id=65 http://www.genealogie-mittelalter.de/billunger/bernhard_graf_von_borghorst_+_935.html http://www.burgeninventar.de/html/saan/STEN_big.html#613
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