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title: Magdeburg Rider Statue of Otto the Great
author: Ajepbah
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14206/magdeburg-rider-statue-of-otto-the-great/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Magdeburg Rider Statue of Otto the Great
_Authored by Ajepbah_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14206.jpg)
## Image Caption
This golden statue, called the *Magdeburger Reiter*, is believed to portray Otto I the Great (962-973), founder of the [Holy Roman Empire](https://www.worldhistory.org/Holy_Roman_Empire/).
## Cite This Work
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Ajepbah. (2021, June 08). Magdeburg Rider Statue of Otto the Great. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alter_Markt_(Magdeburg-Altstadt).Magdeburger_Reiter_edit.jpg) by [**Ajepbah**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alter_Markt_(Magdeburg-Altstadt).Magdeburger_Reiter_edit.jpg). Submitted by [Simon Duits](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/simonduits/ "User Page: Simon Duits"), published on 08 June 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.