▁( du ke ▁of ▁Fran con ia ) ▁and ▁W ich mann ▁the ▁E lder , ▁and ▁se izes ▁the ▁for tr ess ▁of ▁E res burg . ▁Otto ▁assumes ▁direct ▁rule ▁over ▁Fran con ia , ▁and ▁dissol ves ▁it ▁into ▁smaller ▁count ies . ▁ ▁King ▁Hugh ▁of ▁Ar les ▁travel s ▁to ▁Colomb ier ▁( Sw itzerland ) ▁and ▁mar ries ▁Rud olph ' s ▁wid ow ▁Ber tha . ▁He ▁takes ▁Con rad ▁I ▁under ▁his ▁tut el age ▁and ▁bet ro th s ▁Rud olph ' s ▁ 6 - year - old ▁daughter ▁Ad ela ide ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁son ▁and ▁co - r uler ▁L oth air ▁II . ▁ ▁Winter ▁– ▁G ero ▁succeed s ▁his ▁brother ▁Sieg fried ▁after ▁his ▁death . ▁King ▁Otto ▁I ▁appoint s ▁him ▁as ▁count ▁and ▁marg ra ve ▁of ▁a ▁vast ▁border ▁region ▁around ▁Mer se burg ▁that ▁ab uts ▁the ▁W ends ▁on ▁the ▁River ▁Sa ale ▁( Lower ▁Sax ony ). ▁ ▁Mag de burg ▁becomes ▁the ▁capital ▁of ▁the ▁East ▁Frank ish ▁Kingdom , ▁after ▁a ▁Diet ▁held ▁by ▁King ▁Otto ▁I ▁( appro xim ate ▁date ). ▁▁ ▁England ▁▁ ▁Battle ▁of ▁Brun an bur h : ▁King ▁ Æ th el stan ▁defe ats ▁a ▁combined ▁Northern ▁Army ▁under ▁the ▁k ings ▁O la f ▁of ▁Dublin , ▁Const antine ▁II ▁of ▁Scotland ▁and ▁O w ain ▁of ▁Str ath c ly de . ▁Though ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁monarch s ▁appear ▁to