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Saturday, July 15, 2023
Child of the Forest
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Widukind (seen here as a memorial in Hereford, Germany) was a Saxon leader who organized the chief opposition to Charlemagne's conquest...
Friday, July 14, 2023
The Saxon Wars, Phase 2
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The Saxon Wars (see Part 1 ) were a series of campaigns led by Charlemagne to incorporate and Christianize Saxony. A first phase was complet...
Thursday, July 13, 2023
The Saxon Wars, Phase 1
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In January of 772CE, a church in Deventer in the Netherlands was sacked and burned by Saxons who objected to missionary work in their lands....
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