Charlemagne's focus for the next several years would be on his attempt to complete the subjugation of the Saxons. Concentrating first in Westphalia in 783, he pushed into Thuringia in 784 as his son Charles the Younger continued operations in the west. At each stage of the campaigns, the Frankish armies seized wealth and carried Saxon captives into slavery. Unusually, Charlemagne campaigned through the winter instead of resting his army. By 785, he had suppressed the Saxon resistance and completely commanded Westphalia. That summer, he met Widukind and persuaded him to end his resistance. Widukind agreed to be baptised with Charlemagne as his godfather, ending this phase of the Saxon Wars.
charlemagne's focus for the next several years would be on his attempt to complete the subjugation of the saxons concentrating first in westphalia in 783 he pushed into thuringia in 784 as his son charles the younger continued operations in the west at each stage of the campaigns the frankish armies seized wealth and carried saxon captives into slavery unusually charlemagne campaigned through the winter instead of resting his army by 785 he had suppressed the saxon resistance and completely commanded westphalia that summer he met widukind and persuaded him to end his resistance widukind agreed to be baptised with charlemagne as his godfather ending this phase of the saxon wars