<i>Quasi una gens</i>: Saxony and the Frankish world, c. 772-888
Ingrid Rembold
Abstract The Saxons were conquered by Charlemagne in 804, after 33 years of intermittent campaigning; they converted to Christianity and incorporated into the Carolingian political order. Yet despite this history conquest incorporation, historians have largely viewed Saxony as distinct from Frankish world. To a large extent, may be seen result politicization Saxon early 20th century. Early Nazi propaganda drew upon wars an example German heroism resistance, with particular attention paid conflict warfare; unsurprisingly, there was little interest such circles delineating subsequent cooperation coexistence. postwar period, contrast, saw resurgence local history, which, while serving corrective earlier nationalistic approaches, did not seek situate individual Christian centres, whether monasteries or bishoprics, their wider context. Only recently has regional resurfaced, but even still, connection region world remains relatively unexplored few notable exceptions. Recent work on empire stressed its regionalism variety, arguing for less top‐down control more “grassroots” politics. In context, need stand outlier: rather, it should analyzed both alongside, part of,
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