Sigfred
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Sigfred was an eighth century Danish king who is known to have reigned from before 777 to after 798. Fragments of his reign can be traced via Frankish sources.
Sigfred as depicted in 1710
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 prevai
Sigfred
…from before 777 to after 798. Fragments of his reign can be traced via Frankish sources. King Sigfred is first mentioned in 777 when the Saxon chief Widukind, leader of the resistance against Charlemagne, fled Saxony in the face of the Frankish onslaught. Widukind found refuge with Sigfred, but the Frankish…
Portrait of Widukind
Charlemagne receiving the submission of Widukind at Paderborn (Ary Scheffer, 1840)