But Henry remained deaf to all these remonstrances, constantly declaring that the sword alone must decide.

He was again at the head of a powerful army, and burned to retrieve the lustre of his arms.

Rodolph, perceiving that another battle was inevitable, prepared for it without delay.

Each king was now in quest of the other.
They met near Fladenheim in Thuringia.

As at Melrichstadt, the allied forces of Suabia and Saxony were drawn up in two divisions under Rodolph and Otto.