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Saxon Wars

772 (Gregorian) — 804 (Gregorian)

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campaigns and insurrections (772–804) between the Carolingian Empire and Saxons in what is now northwestern Germany; resulted in the incorporation of Saxony into the Frankish realm and their forcible conversion from Germanic paganism to Catholicism

01 / KEY FACTS

Documented facts

Date
772 (Gregorian) — 804 (Gregorian)
Precision
Year
Referenced location
Germania
Source coordinates
50.9000°, 11.1000°
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02 / PARTICIPANTS

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Participants are not listed in this record.

Documented participation does not establish opposing sides. Alliances absent from the sources are not reconstructed.

03 / PROVENANCE

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