The 1906 caption reads: "Baptism of Wittekind. The Germans in the northeast, that is, the Saxons, were not finally converted to Christianity until Charlemagne’s time. He conquered them and forced his faith upon them. Their most heoric leader was Wittekind, a man scarce inferior to Charlemagne himself either as general or as statesman. Wittekind held out until the Saxon cause was utterly hopeless; then he submitted and accepted baptism [about 785 AD]. Vast crowds of the Saxons followed him to the font; and Charlemagne himself acted as the new convert’s godfather."

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