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Waltger

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17: 61:("Life of Saint Waltger"), written in the 13th or 14th century by Wigand, a monk of Herford. Although the source is late, it is considered trustworthy in its basic outline. According to the 130: 153: 148: 47: 81:, the relevance of which to the life of Waltger is unclear and the authenticity of which is disputed. 43: 74: 39: 78: 142: 35: 53:
Waltger is not attested in any contemporary document, but is first mentioned in his
16: 66: 54: 65:, Waltger's grandfather, Aldolf, converted to Christianity during the reign of 115:
In the Shadow of Death: Saint Boniface and the Conversion of Hessia, 721–54
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Ansgar, Rimbert and the Forged Foundations of Hamburg-Bremen
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in the 830s. In 838, he gave the monastery to the Emperor
42:, who in turn placed it under the authority of the 8: 96: 94: 73:includes a letter supposedly written by 90: 7: 69:. His father's name was Dedda. The 14: 104:(Routledge, 2016 ), pp. 64–65. 1: 117:(Brepols, 2010), pp. 217–221. 154:9th-century Christian saints 170: 149:9th-century Saxon people 48:Notre-Dame de Soissons 24: 34:nobleman who founded 19: 132:Vita sancti Waltgeri 59:Vita sancti Waltgeri 22:Vita sancti Waltgeri 25: 113:John-Henry Clay, 161: 118: 111: 105: 98: 75:Pope Gregory III 169: 168: 164: 163: 162: 160: 159: 158: 139: 138: 127: 122: 121: 112: 108: 99: 92: 87: 40:Louis the Pious 12: 11: 5: 167: 165: 157: 156: 151: 141: 140: 137: 136: 126: 125:External links 123: 120: 119: 106: 89: 88: 86: 83: 79:Saint Boniface 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 166: 155: 152: 150: 147: 146: 144: 134: 133: 129: 128: 124: 116: 110: 107: 103: 100:Eric Knibbs, 97: 95: 91: 84: 82: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 51: 49: 45: 41: 37: 36:Herford Abbey 33: 29: 23: 18: 135:(manuscript) 131: 114: 109: 101: 70: 62: 58: 52: 27: 26: 21: 67:Charlemagne 55:hagiography 46:nunnery of 44:Benedictine 143:Categories 85:References 28:Waltger 30:was a 32:Saxon 71:Vita 63:Vita 20:The 77:to 145:: 93:^ 57:, 50:.

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Saxon
Herford Abbey
Louis the Pious
Benedictine
Notre-Dame de Soissons
hagiography
Charlemagne
Pope Gregory III
Saint Boniface


Vita sancti Waltgeri
Categories
9th-century Saxon people
9th-century Christian saints

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