What the records say
- When
- 782
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 52.21° N, 9.33° E
- Description
- 782 battle
Battle of Süntel
782 battle
The Battle of Süntel was a land battle that took place between Saxon rebels led by Widukind and a detachment of Frankish forces led by envoys of Charlemagne named Adalgis, Geilo, and Worad at Süntel in 782 during the Saxon Wars. The result was a victory for the Saxons, resulting in the deaths of Adalgis, Geilo, four counts, and 20 other noblemen.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Süntel: The Franks under Charlemagne are defeated by Saxon rebels, led by Widukind”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Als Reaktion auf die Niederlage eines fränkischen Heeres auf dem Dachtelfeld am Süntelgebirge, bei der auch mehrere Grafen fallen”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Persian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “نبرد زونتل: فرانکها به رهبری شارلمانی از شورشیان ساکسون به فرماندهی ویدوکیند شکست میخورند”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page