1. Arrived at Verden after the Süntel defeat

    · Verden an der Aller, Lower Saxony, Germany

    Arrived at Verden after the Süntel defeat
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    Charlemagne came to Verden after learning that Widukind's forces had defeated a Frankish army; he then summoned Saxon magnates and conducted the mass execution recorded by the annals.

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