This list covers both royal/imperial armies and those raised by independent-minded lords after the East Frankish kingdom finally separated from the western kingdom; and ends with the death of the emperor Heinrich IV. The kingdom began to be referred to as “Teutonicus” or “German” from the late 11th century. The crown, and the title of “Holy Roman Emperor” were elective, not hereditary, and each emperor had to be crowned in Rome by a usually reluctant pope. Frontiers with the western kingdom and in Italy and the east were fluid; and there were also frequent internal wars between coalitions of rival nobles. “Milites” were the same as in the previous list, except that from 1085 mail shirts often extended to the wrist and mail leg protection was coming into use. Some, such as Frankonians and Lotharingians charged as hard as any westerners, but Swabians and Bavarians relied on their swords more than their lances and frequently preferred to dismount to fight. Reference: Armies of the Dark Ages 1. Heath.
— East Frankish Army 888 AD - 1106 AD
II/52 — DACIAN 60 BC - 106 AD & CARPI 106 AD - 380 AD
III/1 — EARLY SLAV 476 AD - 1218 AD
III/21 — ITALIAN LOMBARD 584 AD - 1076 AD
III/29 — THEMATIC BYZANTINE 650 AD - 963 AD
III/30 — MAGYAR 650 AD - 1003 AD
III/33 — EARLY MUSLIM NORTH AFRICA & SICILY 696 AD - 1160 AD
III/40 — NORSE VIKING & LEIDANG 790 AD - 1280 AD
III/53 — EAST FRANKISH 888 AD - 1106 AD
III/63 — EARLY POLISH 960 AD - 1335 AD
III/65 — NIKEPHORIAN BYZANTINE 963 AD - 1042 AD
III/68 — EARLY HUNGARIAN 997 AD - 1245 AD
III/72 — ANGLO-DANISH 1014 AD - 1075 AD
III/73 — COMMUNAL ITALIAN 1029 AD - 1320 AD
III/76 — KONSTANTINIAN BYZANTINE 1042 AD - 1073 AD
IV/1 — KOMNENAN BYZANTINE 1071 AD - 1204 AD
IV/4 — FEUDAL FRENCH 1072 AD - 1330 AD
III/1 — EARLY SLAV 476 AD - 1218 AD
III/21 — ITALIAN LOMBARD 584 AD - 1076 AD
III/30 — MAGYAR 650 AD - 1003 AD
III/52 — WEST FRANKISH & NORMAN 888 AD - 1072 AD
III/63 — EARLY POLISH 960 AD - 1335 AD
III/77 — PAPAL ITALIAN 1049 AD - 1320 AD