Battle of Lyrskov Heath 1043
Recorded location from Wikidata; battle sites are often approximate.
About the battle
The Battle of Lyrskov Heath (or Hede) was fought on September 28, 1043, at Lyrskov, between a Dano-Norwegian army led by Magnus the Good and an army of Wends. It was a great victory for Magnus' forces; the Wendish army was crushed and up to 15,000 were killed.
Lyrskov (German: Lürschau) is today the name of a German municipality in the Schleswig-Flensburg district, and of a small town northwest of Schleswig in the same municipality.
Text adapted from the Wikipedia article Battle of Lyrskov Heath (revision 1378031731), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: excerpted from the article lead section; formatting and citations removed. No text added.
Nearby battles
- Battle for Königshügel 1864 · 10 km
- Battle of Mysunde (1864) 1864 · 17 km
- Battle of Sankelmark 1864 · 19 km
- Battle of Sehested 1813 · 30 km
- Siege of Tönning 1714 · 42 km
- Battle of Dybbøl 1864 · 44 km
Browse more: battles in Germany · Europe · Medieval battles