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Widukind
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Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. Charlemagne ultimately prevailed, organized Saxony as a Frankish province, massacred thousands of Saxon nobles, and ordered conversions of the pagan Saxons to Christianity. In later times, Widukind became a symbol of Saxon independence and a figure of legend. He is also venerated as a Blessed in the Catholic Church.
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Widukind was a male military leader and duke born in Westphalia. His date of birth is recorded as 0755-01-01, while his death is listed with various dates including 900, 807, 0807-01-07, and 810. He died in Enger. Widukind holds the canonization status of blessed and observes a feast day on January 6. He is described in sources such as Nordisk familjebok, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
A separate entry for Widukind von Korvei lists a birth date of ca. 925 and a death date of ca. 973. This author is associated with 11 works, including VVitichindi Saxonis rerum ab Henrico et Ottone I Impp. gestarum libri III, Annalium libri tres, and Widukind Sächsische Geschichten. Crossref lists 5 works for this subject. The name Widukind also appears on Last.fm with 204 listeners and 884 playcounts.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 6 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Last.fm, Crossref, VIAF, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- ca. 925
- Died
- ca. 973.
- Works
- 11
Top works
- VVitichindi Saxonis rerum ab Henrico et Ottone I Impp. gestarum libri III
- Annalium libri tres
- VVitichindi Saxonis rervm ab Henrico et Ottone I impp. gestarum libri III
- Widukind Sächsische Geschichten
- Dei︠a︡nii︠a︡ saksov
via Open Library + Wikidata
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 204
- Total plays
- 884
<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Widukind">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Syndrome of Caudal Regression in Infants of Diabetic Mothers: Observations of Further Cases
· 1966 · cited 162x
- Congenital scalp defects with distal limb anomalies (Adams‐Oliver syndrome): Report of ten cases and review of the literature
· 1988 · cited 80x
- Efficient Conversion of Light to Chemical Energy: Directional, Chiral Photoswitches with Very High Quantum Yields
· 2020 · cited 64x
- Striation of bones in focal dermal hypoplasia: manifestation of functional mosaicism?
· 1977 · cited 62x
- Synthetic Photoswitchable Neurotransmitters Based on Bridged Azobenzenes
· 2019 · cited 60x
via Crossref · CC0
Authority record · VIAF
- Nationality
- DE
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 4 libraries
via VIAF · OCLC
Key facts
- Noble.name
- Widukind
- Noble.noble family
- House of Odon, possibly progenitor of Immedingians
- Noble.title
- dux Saxonum
- Noble.image
- File:Widukind statue, Herford.jpg
- Noble.caption
- Modern statue of Widukind in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia
- Noble.reign
- ?–785
- Noble.predecessor
- Theoderic
- Noble.successor
- Egbert
- Noble.birth_date
- Unknown
- Noble.death_date
- 807 or 808
- Noble.death_place
- possibly Enger, near Herford
- Noble.place of burial
- Stiftskirche, Enger
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Life
- Legend
- Later perception
- Medieval
- In German nationalism
- Present
- Sainthood
- See also
- References
- External links
Widukind, also known as Wittekind and Wittikund, was a leader of the Saxons and the chief opponent of the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars from 777 to 785. Charlemagne ultimately prevailed, organized Saxony as a Frankish province, massacred thousands of Saxon nobles, and ordered conversions of the pagan Saxons to Christianity. In later times, Widukind became a symbol of Saxon independence and a figure of legend. He is also venerated as a Blessed in the Catholic Church.
==Life== Very little is known about Widukind's life. His name literally translates as "child of the forest". In the chronicles he is accompanied by Abbi who may have been a close relative. However, it is uncertain how they were related because all sources about him stem from his enemies, the Franks, who painted a negative picture representing him as an "insurgent" and a "traitor". While Widukind was considered the leader of the Saxon resistance by the Franks, his exact role in the military campaigns is unknown.
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