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Hadugato or Hathagat was an early Saxon leader, considered a founding father of Saxony by the tenth century. In 531, he led the Saxons to victory over the Thuringians at the battle of Burgscheidungen , "a legendary victory, and one so great that [Hadugato] appeared to [later] Saxons as an epiphany of divinity itself."
Jan 21, 2023 · Adam of Bremen names "Hadugato" as the duke of the Saxons to whom "Theodericus rex Francorum" sent legates[61], undated but recorded immediately after the Thuringian invasion of 531. Gregory of Tours records the death of Theoderich in the twenty third year of his reign[62].
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Hadugato: Acclaimed by Adam of Bremen as 'duke' of Saxons (a leader). c.531 - 532: The Franks of Austrasia conquer the Thuringians to the immediate south-east of the Saxons (after which event Hadugato is mentioned as duke of the Saxons). Portions of Thuringian territory are subsequently lost to the Saxons on the north-west border.
Apr 27, 2022 · HADUGATO (-after [531]). Adam of Bremen names "Hadugato" as the duke of the Saxons to whom "Theodericus rex Francorum" sent legates [11], undated but recorded immediately after the Thuringian invasion of Theoderic I King of the Franks which is dated to 531. 1. THEODERIC (-after 743).
- Lower Sachsony
- Rinteln, Lower Sachsony, Germany
- 670
- 747 (76-78)Sachsen, Preussen, Germany
Hadugato (ruled about 531) Berthoald (ruled about 627) Theoderic (ruled about 743-744) Widukind (ruled about 777-810) Abo (ruled about 785-811) Hattonid dynasty. Banzleib (830s) Ottonian Dynasty
Irminsul. An Irminsul ( Old Saxon 'great pillar') was a sacred, pillar -like object attested as playing an important role in the Germanic paganism of the Saxons. Medieval sources describe how an Irminsul was destroyed by Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars. A church was erected on its place in 783 and blessed by Pope Leo III .
Burgscheidungen was the site of the Saxon Hadugato's defeat of the Thuringians under King Irminfrid in 531. This defeat spelled the end of an independent Thuringian kingdom. It is variously...
