Witkind, a Germanic leader of the Saxons, is baptized by a Christian clergyman by the Frankish king Charlemagne.

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Witkind was a Germanic leader of the Saxons and his chief opponent was the Frankish king Charlemagne during the Saxon Wars 777-785. Charlemagne was the victor and he forced the conversions of pagan Saxons to Christianity. This illustration shows the baptism of Witkind by a Christian clergyman while Charlemagne watches at right.

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Keywords: .., 700s, 8th, baptism, century, charlemagne, christianity, conversion, forced, frankish, franks, german, king, leader, saxon, saxons, wars, witkind