See also:

• WIDUKIND
• WIDUKIND, or WITTEKIND (d. c. 807)

WIDUKIND, or WITTEKIND (d. c. 807)  , See also:

• LEADER, BENJAMIN WILLIAMS (1831– )

leader of the See also:

• SAXONS

Saxons during the earlier See also:

• PART

part of their resistance to See also:

• CHARLEMAGNE [CHARLES THE GREAT] (c. 742-814)
• CHARLEMAGNE, JEAN ARMAND (1753–1838)

Charlemagne, belonged to a See also:

• NOBLE, SIR ANDREW (1832- )

noble Westphalian See also:

• FAMILY

family, and is first mentioned in 777 when his See also:

• ABSENCE (Lat. absentia)

absence from an See also:

• ASSEMBLY, UNLAWFUL

assembly of the Saxons held by the Frankish See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of See also:

• PADERBORN (Lat. Paderae Fontes, i.e. the springs of the Pader)

Paderborn was a See also:

• MATTER

matter for remark . It is inferred with considerable See also:

• PROBABILITY (Lat. probabilis, probable or credible)

probability that he had taken a leading part in the attacks on two Frankish garrisons in 776, and possibly had shared in earlier fights against the See also:

• FRANKS
• FRANKS, SIR AUGUSTUS WOLLASTON (1826-1897)

Franks, and so feared to meet the king . In 778 he returned from See also:

• EXILE (Lat. exsilium or exilium, from exsul or exul, which is derived from ex, out of, and the root sal, to go, seen in salire, to leap, consul, &c.; the connexion with solum, soil, country is now generally considered wrong)

exile in See also:

• DENMARK
• DENMARK (Danmark)

Denmark to See also:

• LEAD
• LEAD (pronounced iced)

lead a fresh rising, and in 782 the Saxons at his instigation drove out the Frankish priests, and plundered the border territories . It is uncertain whether See also:

• WIDUKIND
• WIDUKIND, or WITTEKIND (d. c. 807)

Widukind shared in the Saxon victory at the Suntel mountains, or what part he took in the risings of 783 and 784 . In 785 Charlemagne, leading an expedition towards the mouth of the See also:

• ELBE (the Albis of the Romans and the Labe of the Czechs)

Elbe, learned that Widukind was in the See also:

• LAND

land of the Nordalbingians, on the right See also:

• BANK

bank of the See also:

• RIVER

river . Negotiations were begun, and the Saxon See also:

• CHIEF (from Fr. chef, head, Lat. caput)

chief, assured of his See also:

• PERSONAL

personal safety, appeared at the Frankish See also:

• COURT
• COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the influence of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
• COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)

court at Attigny . There he was baptized, the king acting as his See also:

• SPONSOR (from Lat. spondere, to promise)

sponsor and loading him with gifts . The details of his later See also:

• LIFE

life are unknown . He probably returned to See also:

• SAXONY
• SAXONY (Ger. Provinz Sachsen)

Saxony and occupied there an influential position, as in 922 the See also:

• INHERITANCE

inheritance of the " old See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

count or See also:

• DUKE (corresponding to Fr. duc, Ital. duca, Ger. Herzog)

duke Widukind " is referred to . Many legends have gathered around his memory, and he was See also:

• LONG, GEORGE (1800-1879)
• LONG, JOHN DAVIS (1838– )

long regarded as a See also:

• NATIONAL

national See also:

• HERO (Gr. open)
• HERO, THE YOUNGER

hero by the Saxons . He is reported to have been duke of Engria, to have been a devoted See also:

• CHRISTIAN
• CHRISTIAN, WILLIAM (1608-1663)

Christian and a builder of churches, and to have fallen in See also:

• BATTLE

battle in 807 . Kingly and princely houses have sought to establish their descent from him, but except in the See also:

• CASE
• CASE, JOHN (d. 1600)

case of See also:

• MATILDA (1046-1115)
• MATILDA (1102-1164)

Matilda, wife of the See also:

• GERMAN
• GERMAN, DUTCH AND SCANDINAVIAN

German king, See also:

• HENRY
• HENRY (1129-1195)
• HENRY (c. 1108-1139)
• HENRY (c. 1174–1216)
• HENRY (Fr. Henri; Span. Enrique; Ger. Heinrich; Mid. H. Ger. Heinrich and Heimrich; O.H.G. Haimi- or Heimirih, i.e. " prince, or chief of the house," from O.H.G. heim, the Eng. home, and rih, Goth. reiks; compare Lat. rex " king "—" rich," therefore " mig
• HENRY, EDWARD LAMSON (1841– )
• HENRY, JAMES (1798-1876)
• HENRY, JOSEPH (1797-1878)
• HENRY, MATTHEW (1662-1714)
• HENRY, PATRICK (1736–1799)
• HENRY, PRINCE OF BATTENBERG (1858-1896)
• HENRY, ROBERT (1718-1790)
• HENRY, VICTOR (1850– )
• HENRY, WILLIAM (1795-1836)

Henry I. the See also:

• FOWLER, CHARLES (1792-1867)
• FOWLER, EDWARD (1632-1714)
• FOWLER, JOHN (1826-1864)
• FOWLER, SIR JOHN (1817-1898)
• FOWLER, WILLIAM (c. 156o-1614)

Fowler, without any success .

See W . Diekamp, Widukind der Sachsenfi.hrer nach Geschichte and See also:

• SAGE, RUSSELL (1816-1906)

Sage (See also:

• MUNSTER
• MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN (1489-1552)

Munster, 1877) ; J . Dettmer, Der Sachsenfilhrer Widukind nach Geschichte and Sage (\Viirzburg, 1879) .