Battle of Süntel

The Battle of Süntel ^[1] 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.^[2] Shortly following the loss, Charlemagne had 4,500 rebels beheaded on a single day, in an event sometimes known as the Verden Massacre.^[3]

Battle of Süntel
Cliff in Süntel Mountains
Date 782 Location Weser Uplands 52°12′37.800″N 9°20′0.960″E / 52.21050000°N 9.33360000°E / 52.21050000; 9.33360000 Result Saxon victory
Belligerents
Franks Obotrites	Saxons Frisians
Commanders and leaders
Adalgis † Geilo † Worad
class=notpageimage| Location within Lower Saxony Show map of Lower Saxony Battle of Süntel (Germany) Show map of Germany

References

1. "Süntel, Battle of, Germany, 782 – LC Linked Data Service (Library of Congress)". Id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2013-12-10.
2. Royal Frankish Annals, in Scholz, B. W. (ed.), Carolingian Chronicles (Ann Arbor, 1970), pp. 60-61
3. Royal Frankish Annals, in Scholz, B. W. (ed.), Carolingian Chronicles (Ann Arbor, 1970), p. 61

Sources

• Cosack, E. Der altsächsische "Heidenkirchhof" bei Sarstedt, Ldkr. Hildesheim, und die Schlacht am Süntel 782, 2007.
• Heimbs, G. Die Amelungsburg am Süntel und die Schlacht vom Jahre 782; In: Die Kunde 12, 1944.
• Royal Frankish Annals, in Scholz, B. W. (ed.), Carolingian Chronicles (Ann Arbor, 1970), pp. 37– 125.