@PugJesusM to Historical ArtifactsEnglish • 9 days agoDocument from Charlemagne, Westphalia, 813 ADimagemessage-square3arrow-up134arrow-down12
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minus-square@JubilantJaguarlinkEnglish5•9 days ago Charlemagne’s diploma from the year 813 bears witness to the conquest of Saxony by the Franks 1212 years ago. Astonishing.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•edit-29 days agoThe certificate is about giving a Saxon named Asik a forrest as restitution for the homeland his father Hiddi had to leave behind for being loyal to Karl (Charles) during the Saxon wars. https://www.archive.nrw.de/sites/default/files/media/files/Vortrag_Schuette_813x.pdf
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1212 years ago. Astonishing.
The certificate is about giving a Saxon named Asik a forrest as restitution for the homeland his father Hiddi had to leave behind for being loyal to Karl (Charles) during the Saxon wars.
https://www.archive.nrw.de/sites/default/files/media/files/Vortrag_Schuette_813x.pdf