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Using Widukind

  • In the example corpus, widukind often appears in combinations such as: widukind was, widukind of.

Context around Widukind

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 9 start, 8 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 18 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

sachsenherzog 1× recognized 1× given 1× mass 1× admission 1× 785 1× myth 1× adversary 1× 973 1× chronicler 1×

Often after:

may 1× als 1× behind 1× first 1× agreed 1× rode 1× probably 1× accepting 1× converts 1× allied 1×

Sentence patterns with Widukind

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and chronicler widukind of corvey 1× der sachsenherzog widukind als mönch 1× ended with widukind accepting baptism 1× fingers and widukind was captured 1× had given widukind the grace 1× his adversary widukind to places 1× however widukind does not 1× in 785 widukind agreed to 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

by his own 1× he tried to 1× however widukind does 1× in the bardengau 1× life very little 1× martin von cochem 1×

Common sentence endings:

after his baptism 1× at corvey abbey 1× auf der reichenau 1× campaigns is unknown 1× done to him 1× henry the fowler 1×

Words around Widukind

Just before it in the word index:

widtsoe 2 widthwise 3 widths 76 width 707 widsten 2 widro 2

Just after it in the word index:

wie 17 wieambilla 4 wiebbe 3 wiebe 18 wieben 2 wieber 12

Similar in corpus frequency:

abad 22 abolishment 22 abr 22 abyad 22 accompanist 22 achmea 22

Corpus analysis for Widukind

  • In this selection, "widukind" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 21.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, sachsenherzog, recognized, given, may, als and behind stand out and add context to how "widukind" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and chronicler widukind of corvey and der sachsenherzog widukind als mönch. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "widukind" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with widukind

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The war ended with Widukind accepting baptism. (7 words)

Life Very little is known about Widukind's life. (9 words)

Widukind of Corvey (c. 925 after 973) was a medieval Saxon chronicler. (12 words)

Longer example sentences

The emperor concluded that God had given Widukind the grace of witnessing the divine child, Jesus, behind the Sacred Host of the Mass. Widukind then renounced his worship of pagan idols. (31 words)

He tried to identify Reichenau Abbey as a likely location where Widukind may have spent the rest of his life, Gerd Althoff: Der Sachsenherzog Widukind als Mönch auf der Reichenau. (30 words)

Martin Von Cochem, Cochem's Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (1896) According to myth, Widukind rode a black horse before his baptism and a white horse afterwards. (30 words)

Example sentences (18)

He tried to identify Reichenau Abbey as a likely location where Widukind may have spent the rest of his life, Gerd Althoff: Der Sachsenherzog Widukind als Mönch auf der Reichenau.

One of the emperor's servants recognized Widukind behind his disguise – due to an odd formation of one of his fingers – and Widukind was captured.

The emperor concluded that God had given Widukind the grace of witnessing the divine child, Jesus, behind the Sacred Host of the Mass. Widukind then renounced his worship of pagan idols.

By his own admission, Widukind first wrote several Christian hagiographies before he began his Res gestae saxonicae.

However, Widukind does not mention such an event in his contemporary Res gestae saxonicae sive annalium libri tres or Deeds of the Saxons.

In the Bardengau in 785, Widukind agreed to surrender in return for a guarantee that no bodily harm would be done to him.

Life Very little is known about Widukind's life.

Martin Von Cochem, Cochem's Explanation of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass (1896) According to myth, Widukind rode a black horse before his baptism and a white horse afterwards.

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Popular legends link his adversary Widukind to places near Detmold, Bielefeld, Lemgo, Osnabrück and other places in Westphalia.

The annals were continued until Otto's death on 7 May 973. Widukind probably died thereafter at Corvey Abbey.

The monk and chronicler Widukind of Corvey in his Res gestae Saxonicae reports that the Danes were subjects of Henry the Fowler.

There are no contemporary sources about Widukind's life or death after his baptism.

The war ended with Widukind accepting baptism.

Thousands of German maidens are captured and will be forced to mate with "Jews, Greeks, Italians and Moors" unless Widukind converts, which he does only to avoid this horrifying prospect.

While Widukind was considered the leader of the Saxon resistance by the Franks, his exact role in the military campaigns is unknown.

Widukind allied himself with the Frisians but despite that, Charlemagne's winter attacks of 784/785 were successful and the dux and his allies were pushed back to their homelands.

Widukind of Corvey (c. 925 after 973) was a medieval Saxon chronicler.

Widukind was dumbfounded by this scenario and went to beg outside, following the end of the mass.

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Common combinations with widukind

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