WIDUKIND, Saxon Leader

wĭdˈookĭnd or Wittekindwĭtˈə–, d. 807?, leader of the Saxons against the Frankish king Charlemagne (later emperor of the West). In 782, when Charlemagne organized Saxony as a Frankish province and ordered forced conversion of the pagan Saxons, the Saxons under Widukind resumed warfare against the Franks. In the course of the war Charlemagne is said to have ordered the massacre (783) of 4,500 Saxon prisoners. Widukind fled to Denmark, but the Saxons fought on all the more fiercely. In 785, Charlemagne offered Widukind a safe-conduct in order to negotiate peace. Widukind met the emperor and accepted baptism; Charlemagne was his godfather. Sporadic Saxon uprisings continued until 804.

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The Church in Anglo-Saxon England
Book by John Godfrey; Cambridge University Press, 1962
Subjects: Great Britain--Church History--Anglo-Saxon Period
...have great influence in the early Anglo-Saxon Church. Legend relates how she foretold...attacks that the elaborate defences of the Saxon Shore had been organised by the Roman...minimise the completeness of the Anglo-Saxon conquest, and there is a danger that our...
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Race and Ethnicity in Anglo-Saxon Literature
Book by Stephen J. Harris; Routledge, 2003
Subjects: England--Ethnic Relations--History--To 1500, England--Race Relations--History--To 1500, English Literature--Old English, Ca. 450-1100--History And Criticism, Ethnic Groups In Literature, Ethnic Relations In Literature, Ethnicity In Literature, Germanic Peoples In Literature, Kinship In Literature, Race In Literature, Race Relations In Literature
...Germania than any Anglo-Saxon was. We are able...are loyal to their leader to death (ch. vii...while their war leaders are chosen for strength...undercurrent of Anglo-Saxon studies, one which...of expressed Anglo-Saxon allegiances...provide. It enables leaders to set goals for...
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The Anglo-Saxon Missionaries in Germany: Being the Lives of Ss. Willibrord, Boniface, Sturm, Leoba, and Libuin, Together with the Hodoeporicon of St. Willibald and a Selection from the Correspondence of St. Boniface
Book by C. Talbot H.; Sheed and Ward, 1954
Subjects: Christian Biography, Germany--Church History, Missions--Germany
...most probably St. Wilfrid, the leader of the Roman party, which triumphed...long wanted to evangelize the Saxon peoples on the Continent, but...went before his people as a leader who opens the gate of paradise...holy Bishop, you, as spiritual leader here, know full well that I...
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The Chronicle of John of Worcester
Book by R. R. Darlington, P. Mcgurk, Jennifer Bray, John of Worcester; Clarendon Press, 1995
Subjects: Anglo-Saxons--History, Civilization, Medieval, Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon Period, 449-1066, Great Britain--History--Norman Period, 1066-1154, Normans--England--History--To 1500
...Bollandus et al. Brussels, 1643 ff. ASC Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ASE Anglo-Saxon England ASN D. N. Dumville and M. Lapidge...London, 1817-30 Dumville-Keynes, The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle : A Collaborative ASC Edition...
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The Origins of Beowulf: From Vergil to Wiglaf
Book by Richard North; Oxford University Press, 2006
Subjects: Civilization, Anglo-Saxon, In Literature, East Anglia (England)--In Literature, Epic Poetry, English (Old)--History And Criticism, Kings And Rulers In Literature, Mercia (Kingdom)--In Literature, Mythology, Norse, In Literature, Wiglaf (Legendary Character)
...is that little can be proved in Anglo-Saxon literature or history. Consequently I must...coincidences are not unknown in Anglo-Saxon studies. One case in point is two abbots...Sprachen und Literaturen ASC The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle A ed. Bately C ed. OBrien...
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The Portrayal of Christianity in the History Textbooks of Nazi Germany
Journal article by Gilmer W. Blackburn; Church History, Vol. 49, 1980
Subjects: Church History
...Karl confronted the Saxon people was dramatically...land. Who will their leader be? 34 The Saxons...their leader in Widukind, the "Hero of Freedom...freedom! You be our leader in battle and victory! Heil Herzog Widukind! 35 Another...the details of the Saxon uprising: Widukind...


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Widukind , Saxon Leader
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WIDUKIND , Saxon leader wid ookind...d. 807?, leader of the Saxons...Saxons under Widukind resumed warfare...783) of 4,500 Saxon prisoners. Widukind...negotiate peace. Widukind met the emperor...godfather. Sporadic Saxon uprisings continued...
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Wittekind , Saxon Leader
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
WITTEKIND , Saxon leader Saxon leader: see Widukind . ____________________ Copyright 2009 Columbia University Press. Used with the permission of Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.


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