Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, [1] was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. …

…unity under the leadership of Widukind, who succeeded longer than any other leader in holding together a majority of chieftains in armed resistance to the Franks. Ultimately, internal feuding …

Widukind, a notable leader of the Saxons, emerged in historical records around 774 during a significant uprising against the Frankish Empire led by Charlemagne. Unlike many of his …

2024年9月30日 · Widukind (Modern German: Widuking or Wittekind) was a Germanic religious as well as the political and military leader of the pagan old Saxons and the chief opponent of the …

NARRATOR: Widukind was a very courageous man in the Middle Ages. He lived at the end of the eighth century in what is now northwest Germany and was the leader of the Saxons. During …

Widukind, Saxon leader, one of the heads of the Westphalian nobility, was the moving spirit in the struggles of the Saxons for their independence and heathen faith. The Frankish accounts of …

Widukind of Corvey (c. 925 – after 973; German: Widukind von Corvey, in italian Vitichindo Sacco di Corvey, in Latin VVITICHINDI SAXO) was a medieval Saxon chronicler. His three-volume …

When Charlemagne was in Spain in 778, Widukind came back and, trusting to the Saxon love of independence, organized a war of revenge. Saxon hordes plundered and devastated the …

Saxon leader, and one of the heads of the Westphalian nobility. He was the moving spirit in the struggles of the Saxons for their independence and heathen faith. The Frankish accounts of …

Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, [1] was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. …