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Wittekind

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[vit-uh-kint] / ˈvɪt əˌkɪnt /

noun

  1. died a.d. 807?, Westphalian chief: leader of the Saxons against Charlemagne.


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Gumrukcu’s husband, William Anderson Wittekind, of Los Angeles, also declined to comment.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 4, 2022

The people submitted, and promised allegiance; but the following year, aroused by the appeals of their duke or chieftain, Wittekind, they rebelled in a body.

From A History of Germany From the Earliest Times to the Present Day by Bayard Taylor

The next year, Charles being absent in Italy, the Saxons broke into insurrection, under the leadership of Wittekind, who now first appears in history.

From Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German by Charles Morris

Doria, I say, with beaver cocked and plumes ruffled, intent on striking terror into the heart of Wittekind, presented herself in the outer office and sent in her card.

From Jaffery by William John Locke

Let her fight it out herself with Wittekind.

From Jaffery by William John Locke

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