| Keywords |
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| ID |
2581 |
| Text |
Gesta Danorum (1185 - 1216) Saxo Grammaticus |
| Quotation |
Accidit interea, ut rex Francorum Karolus contusam bello Germaniam non solum Christianismi sacra
suscipere, sed etiam ditioni sue parere compelleret. Quo comperto, Gøtricus finitimas Albie gentes adortus Saxoniam susceptum Karoli iugum cupidius amplexantem ac Romana arma Danicis preferentem ad pristinum regni sui titulum reuocare temptabat. Quo tempore Karolus uictricia trans Rhenum castra receperat ideoque ab aduene hostis congressu perinde ac fluuii interstitio uetitus temperabat. |
| Translation |
Meanwhile Charlemagne, king of the Franks, after smiting Germany in war, compelled it to adopt the Christian religion and submit to his jurisdiction. Learning of this, Gøtrik attacked the peoples who lived on the banks of the Elbe and tried to bring Saxony back to its old acknowledgement of his rule, even though the inhabitants were happier to accept Charlemagne's yoke and the armed right of the Holy Roman Empire in preference to that of Denmark. (Translation: Fisher 2015, I, p. 625) |
| Quotation source |
viii.16.5 (I, p. 624) |
| Temporal Coverage |
808 - 810 |
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| Comment |
This is fanciful on the part of Saxo, as there had not previously been Danish control in Saxony, and indeed the Saxon leadership appears to occasionally have used Denmark as a place of refuge from Charlemagne. |
