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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."
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.
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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]. m firstly ---.
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 .
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The original Duchy of Saxony was the lands of the Saxon people in the north-western part of present-day Germany, namely, the modern German state of Lower Saxony as well as Westphalia and Western Saxony-Anhalt, not the modern German state of Saxony . Early dukes. Hadugato (ruled about 531) Berthoald (ruled about 627) Theoderic (ruled about 743-744)
Aug 17, 2021 · The greatest Heathen Saxon Hero. While many Christian Kings over the centuries persecuted and forcefully converted Heathens, none was more ruthless than Charlemagne. In one year alone (782 AD/CE), Charlemagne beheaded 4,500 Heathen Saxons for denouncing their forced baptismal vows, and taking up Heathenry again, and attacking the Franks, under ...
