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The ancient Thuringians had established a large kingdom by the year 500 CE, which stretched from the Harz mountains to the Danube River. This kingdom was later overthrown by the Franks in 531 CE following the defeat of the Thuringian king, Irminfrid, at the Battle of Burgscheidungen.12