Saxon Wars
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The Saxon Wars were a series of late 8th- and early 9th-century campaigns in which Charlemagne and the Frankish Empire fought to conquer and Christianize the pagan Saxon tribes in northern Germany.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saxon Wars canonical | 11 |
| Charlemagne’s campaigns in Saxony | 1 |
| Frankish conquest of Saxony | 1 |
| Saxon Wars (772–804) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military conflict
ⓘ
series of wars ⓘ |
| belligerent |
Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
Kingdom of the Franks ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire
Saxon tribes ⓘ Saxons ⓘ |
| cause |
Frankish expansion into Saxon territory
ⓘ
religious conflict between Christianity and Saxon paganism ⓘ |
| chronology |
early 9th century
ⓘ
late 8th century ⓘ |
| commander | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| conflictType |
conquest war
ⓘ
religious war ⓘ |
| consequence |
consolidation of Carolingian power in northern Europe
ⓘ
long-term integration of Saxons into the Frankish and later German kingdoms ⓘ spread of Latin Christianity in northern Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | 804 ⓘ |
| goal |
Christianization of the Saxons
ⓘ
conquest of Saxony ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Early Middle Ages ⓘ |
| ledBy | Charlemagne ⓘ |
| location |
Kingdom of the Franks
ⓘ
surface form:
Frankish Empire
Saxony ⓘ northern Germany ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Massacre of Verden
ⓘ
destruction of the Irminsul ⓘ division of Saxony into Frankish counties ⓘ imposition of the Capitulatio de partibus Saxoniae ⓘ revolts led by Widukind ⓘ |
| opponentCulture | Saxon paganism ⓘ |
| opposedBy | Saxon nobility ⓘ |
| opposingCommander | Widukind ⓘ |
| partOf |
Carolingian Empire
ⓘ
surface form:
Carolingian expansion
Charlemagne's reign ⓘ |
| primarySource |
Einhard
ⓘ
surface form:
Einhard's Vita Karoli Magni
Frankish annals ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Frankish Annals
|
| regionAffected |
Elbe River Basin District
ⓘ
surface form:
Elbe River region
Lower Saxony ⓘ Weser Uplands ⓘ
surface form:
Weser River region
|
| religiousAspect |
Christianization
ⓘ
suppression of paganism ⓘ |
| result |
Frankish victory
ⓘ
annexation of Saxony into the Frankish Empire ⓘ forced conversion of many Saxons to Christianity ⓘ integration of Saxon territory into the Carolingian realm ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Carolingian dynasty ⓘ |
| startTime | 772 ⓘ |
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saxon Wars (772–804)
this entity surface form:
Charlemagne’s campaigns in Saxony
this entity surface form:
Frankish conquest of Saxony