Battle of Süntel explained

Conflict:	Battle of Süntel
Date:	782
Place:	Weser Uplands
Map Type:	Germany Lower Saxony#Germany
Map Relief:	yes
Result:	Saxon victory
Combatant1:	Franks Obotrites
Combatant2:	Saxons Frisians
Commander1:	Adalgis Geilo Worad

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]

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.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Süntel, Battle of, Germany, 782 – LC Linked Data Service (Library of Congress) . Id.loc.gov . 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