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In 1168 after the capture of the fortress and temple on Arkona and Charenza by Valdemar I of Denmark the Rügen princes finally had to pay feudal homage to the Danes. In addition to handing over the temple treasure to the Danes and transferring the estates owned by the temple to the Church, the Rügen princes were obliged to render knights ...
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In the Battle of Bornhöved in 1227, the Danes again lost all Wendish lands except for Rügen. After the Danish conquest, the princes moved their capital from Charenza to nearby Rugard (now incorporated in Bergen auf Rügen).
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Jaromar rose to be ruler of the Principality of Rügen as result of the Danish conquest of Rügen in 1168. His predecessor was Tetzlav, who in 1168 had submitted to the Danish.
On their accession to power, the Rügen princes were forced to confirm their allegiance to the Danish king and were obliged to provide military support to the Danes. In 1304 Vitslav III of Rügen gained sole lordship over the territory on the death of his brother, Sambor.
When the Rugian princes became vassals of Valdemar I of Denmark in 1168, the Saxon-Danish alliance broke apart. [38] In the fall of 1170, the Danes raided the Oder estituary.
In the Battle of Bornhöved in 1227, the Danes again lost any Wendish lands apart from for Rügen. After the Danish conquest, the princes moved their capital from Charenza to nearby Rugard now incorporated in Bergen auf Rügen.
Jul 12, 2020 · From the mid-ninth century onwards, connections between the Danes and their Frankish and German neighbours to the south grew, as famed Christian missionaries such as Ansgar led proselytising efforts in the region. Rather little is known about Denmark, however, until the second half of the tenth century.
