▁Belg ium ▁( see ▁German - spe aking ▁Community ▁of ▁Belg ium ). ▁ ▁West phal ia ▁ ▁Ar ound ▁AD   1 , ▁numerous ▁inc urs ions ▁occurred ▁through ▁West phal ia ▁and ▁perhaps ▁even ▁some ▁permanent ▁Roman ▁or ▁Roman ized ▁settlement s . ▁The ▁Battle ▁of ▁Te ut ob urg ▁Forest ▁took ▁place ▁near ▁Os nab r ück ▁and ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁German ic ▁tribes ▁who ▁fought ▁at ▁this ▁battle ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁area ▁of ▁West phal ia . ▁Char lemagne ▁is ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁spent ▁considerable ▁time ▁in ▁P ader born ▁and ▁nearby ▁parts . ▁His ▁Sax on ▁Wars ▁also ▁partly ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁what ▁is ▁thought ▁of ▁as ▁West phal ia ▁today . ▁Popular ▁leg ends ▁link ▁his ▁advers ary ▁W id uk ind ▁to ▁places ▁near ▁Det m old , ▁B iele feld , ▁Lem go , ▁Os nab r ück , ▁and ▁other ▁places ▁in ▁West phal ia . ▁W id uk ind ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Eng er , ▁which ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁subject ▁of ▁a ▁legend . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁East phal ia ▁and ▁Eng ern , ▁West phal ia ▁( West fal ah i ) ▁was ▁originally ▁a ▁district ▁of ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Sax ony . ▁In ▁ 1 1 8 0 , ▁West phal ia ▁was ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁a ▁du chy ▁by ▁Emperor ▁Bar bar ossa . ▁The ▁Duch y ▁of ▁West phal ia ▁compr ised ▁only ▁a ▁small ▁area ▁south ▁of ▁the ▁Li ppe ▁River . ▁