page_title: Thietmar of Merseburg
hierarchical_section_title: Thietmar of Merseburg
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Tafel am Stadtbrunnen vor der St. Stephanskirche in Tangermünde von Karolin Donst, Motiv: Bischof Thietmar von MerseburgEnglish: Plaque on city fountain in front of the Church of St. Stephan in Tangermünde, Germany; Caption: Thietmar, Bishop of Merseburg
context_page_description: Thietmar, Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian dynasty. Two of Thietmar's great-grandfathers, both referred to as Liuthar, were the Saxon nobles Lothar II, Count of Stade, and Lothar I, Count of Walbeck. They were both killed fighting the Slavs at the Battle of Lenzen.
context_section_description: Thietmar (also Dietmar or Dithmar; 25 July 975 – 1 December 1018), Prince-Bishop of Merseburg from 1009 until his death, was an important chronicler recording the reigns of German kings and Holy Roman Emperors of the Ottonian (Saxon) dynasty.  Two of Thietmar's great-grandfathers, both referred to as Liuthar, were the Saxon nobles Lothar II, Count of Stade, and Lothar I, Count of Walbeck.  They were both killed fighting the Slavs at the Battle of Lenzen.
caption: Thietmar of Merseburg in a Bas-relief by Karolin Donst, Tangermünde
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