[2] In the mid-9th century the Bavarian Geographer located a Talaminzi (Dala-Daleminzi) settlement area with 14 civitates east of the Sorbs, while according to Alfred the Great's Geography of Europe (888–893) relying on Orosius, "to the north-east of the Moravians are the Dalamensae; east of the Dalamensians are the Horithi, and north of the Dalamensians are the Servians".[6] In 856, Daleminzi were defeated in battle, some taken hostages, and "made to pay tribute" by king Louis the German who was aided by Sorbian forces.[6] After the Viking raids in the Rhineland against the Saxons in 880, joint forces of the Sorbs, Daleminzi, Bohemians and other near tribes attacked the Slavs around Saale river "faithful to the Thuringians with plunder and burning.Count Poppo, dux of the Sorbian march, came against them with the Thuringians, and with God's help so defeated them that not one out of a great multitude remained".[8] After king Henry arranged peace with Hungarians in c. 924, started to prepare for the conquest of the tribe, which started in early 929 who seized and destroyed their main castle called Gana at the 20-day siege of Gana (located near present-day Hof/Stauchitz[9]), exterminated the defenders and had a fortress erected on the hill of Meissen (Mišno).