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Charlemagne's Saxon Wars

772 CE – 804 CE

Charlemagne waged 30 years of brutal campaigns to conquer and forcibly Christianise the pagan Saxons of northern Germany.

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Charlemagne's Saxon Wars

772 CE – 804 CE

Charlemagne waged 30 years of brutal campaigns to conquer and forcibly Christianise the pagan Saxons of northern Germany. The Massacre of Verden (782), where thousands of Saxon prisoners were reportedly executed, remains one of the era's most controversial events.

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