The Slavic rebellion of 1066 was a pagan reaction to the spread of Christianity among the Obodrites.
[2] According to Adam of Bremen, a priest named Yppo was "sacrificed on the altar".
[1] Bishop John of Mecklenburg was captured in that city and held for a special triumph.
He was beaten and led through various cities to be mocked before, in Rethra, his hands, feet and head were cut off.
[1] The rebels rejected Gottschalk's eldest son, Budivoj, as prince and chose instead Kruto.