This is the story of the dramatic and violent life of the Middle Ages’ most important emperor: Charlemagne. But, one man seemed to evade Charlemagne’s grasp: Widukind. The Saxon’s legendary leader boldly resisted conversion to Christianity in the face of the Holy Roman Emperor. How did Charlemagne finally defeat the "child of the forest"?

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