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Saxon Wars

772–804 · 8th century

The Saxon Wars were the campaigns fought from 772 to 804 by Charlemagne against the Saxons, a Germanic people living east of the Rhine. The conflict involved repeated annual campaigns, mass deportations and the forced Christianisation of the Saxons. Accounts of the Carolingian Empire present the wars as showing both the strengths and limits of Carolingian military power.

Saxon Wars
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APA
The Epoch Institute. (2026). Saxon Wars. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saxon-wars
MLA
“Saxon Wars.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saxon-wars. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Saxon Wars.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saxon-wars.
Harvard
The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Saxon Wars’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/saxon-wars (Accessed: ).

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