Economic and military aspects of the Frankish conquest of Saxony
Christopher Landon
Abstract The Frankish conquest of Saxony represents one the most intensively studied topics Carolingian history. Yet underlying motives that drove expansion into lands between Rhine and Elbe remain poorly understood. In general, these have been discussed in terms defensive strategy on hand ideology (and specifically Christianization) other. fact, however, there are good reasons for considering as part a larger economic/military approach Franks, focussed securing Saxony's wide array material resources, not least which was military potential Saxons themselves.
History Compass