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TheBattle of Lüneburg Heath (also called theBattle of Ebstorf) was a conflict between the army of KingLouis the Younger and theNorseGreat Heathen Army fought on 2 February 880 CE, atLüneburg Heath in today'sLower Saxony.
Following defeat byAlfred the Great at theBattle of Edington,[1] theNorse Great Heathen Army moved fromEngland topillage theDuchy of Saxony.[2] The army ofLouis met the Norsemen atLüneburg Heath. TheSaxons were routed in asnowstorm, with the army being destroyed or captured.[citation needed]
Known combatants includeMarquard of Hildesheim,Theodoric of Minden,[3]Lothar I, Count of Stade, an unidentifiedcount named "Bardonum"[4] andBruno, Duke ofEast Saxony[5][page needed] who, according to the chroniclesAnnales Fuldenses[6][page needed] and theGesta Francorum,[a] drowned in a river during the Saxon retreat. Those killed were recognized by the Catholic Church as theMartyrs of Ebsdorf, whose feast day is 2 February.[citation needed]
TheNorse army was subsequently defeated at theBattle of Thimeon later that month and finally checked at theBattle of Saucourt.[citation needed]
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