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524. Charlemagne: Pagan Killer (Part 2)

1618.813 - 1638.918 Dominic Sandbrook

Every autumn before they retreat back to their bases, the Franks torch the harvests of the Saxons so that they will then starve through the winter. Wherever they find a settlement in a rebellious area, they will torch it. And from 795 onwards, and again, this is very Roman, the Franks adopt a policy of mass deportations. So they are

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