Battle of Süntel

Battle of Süntel
	; Cliff in Süntel Mountains
Date	782
Location	Weser Uplands52°12′38″N 9°20′1″E
Result	Saxon victory
Belligerents
Franks; Obotrites;	Saxons; Frisians;
Commanders and leaders
	Adalgis †; Geilo †; Worad;
	Location within Lower Saxony Battle of Süntel (Germany)

The Battle of Süntel was a land battle that took place between Saxon rebels led by Widukind and a detachment of Frankish forces led by envoys of Charlemagne named Adalgis, Geilo, and Worad at Süntel in 782 during the Saxon Wars. The result was a victory for the Saxons, resulting in the deaths of Adalgis, Geilo, four counts, and 20 other noblemen. Shortly following the loss, Charlemagne had 4,500 rebels beheaded on a single day, in an event sometimes known as the Verden Massacre.

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