In 1361, Otto and Margrave Frederick III of Meissen conquered and plundered in the city of Hünfeld in Fulda.

His unexpected and sudden death gave rise to the assumption that he had fallen victim to a poison attack initiated by Abbot Henry VII of Fulda.

According to a legend that has been told since the 16th century, Otto left his homeland because his older brother Henry (who did not actually exist) was the heir and he himself was destined to be a clergyman.

Eine rheinische Geschichte in zwölf Abenteuern (Otto the Archer: A Rhenish Story In Twelve Adventures), from 1846.

[2] In Kleve a large fountain statue was erected for Otto, which first stood at the fish market and later at the end of the prince's court.