The Military Organization of Ottonian Germany, c. 900–1018: The Views of Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg
David S. Bachrach
Bishop Thietmar of Merseburg provides one the most informed assessments military organization Ottonian kingdom Germany during tenth and early eleventh centuries. He describes a tripartite, Carolingian-type system that consists professional soldiers serving in households king major magnates, two types militia forces. The first these select levy, which served on campaigns. second force is general levy needs local defense. Throughout his discussion affairs, places heaviest emphasis siege warfare.
The Journal of Military History