The Hohenstein in the Süntel Mountains
The Battle of Süntel was a battle in the Saxon Wars that took place in 782 between the Franks and Saxony. The Saxons were led by their war leader Duke Widukind and gained victory over the Frankish occupation army. Reason
Between 772-779, the Frankish King Charles the Great conquered the territory of the Saxons in a number of field trips and forced the people into obedience. Still, it remained unobtrusive among the Saxons for a long time, and they regularly regrouped themselves and found out raid.
The charges imposed by Karel on the conquered Saxons caused a lot of resistance among the population. This resistance further increased when the Franks used to ban the pagan practices of the Saxons and went over to convert them into Christianity. In particular, these forced repetitions gave rise to a great uprising. The hit
When the previously-fledged Duke Widukind returned to Denmark from Denmark in 782, the Saxons joined himself in large numbers. From then on, they no longer engaged in guerrilla fighting, but now also dared to meet the Franks in open field.
In Weserbergland, in the present Lower Saxony, southwestern of Hanover and north of Hameln, on a mountain hill called the Süntel, it took place between Frank and Saxony, and Widukind gained the victory. The conquered franks struck in flight.
The victory that the Saxon at Süntel achieved on the Francs led to the "Blood of the World" in the same year, where 3000 to 4500 Saxons were killed or deported on the orders of Charles the Great.
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