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Old Saxony: stories to listen to | HearLore
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Old Saxony
Saxon WarsIn January 772, a Saxon expedition set fire to the church of Deventer. This act served as the casus belli for Charlemagne's first war against the Saxons.
Old SaxonyPtolemy's Geographia, written in the 2nd century, contains the first known mention of a tribe called Saxones. This text places them north of the lower River…