Title
Conversion of Witikind, 785 AD, (19th century). Artist: Unknown
Caption
Conversion of Witikind, 785 AD, (19th century). The Saxon leader Witikind (or Wittekind), resisted Emperor Charlemagne for a long time before finally submitting. He was baptised c785 AD, and according to myth he rode a black horse before his baptism and a white horse afterwards. Card from a series produced by the chocolate factory at the Monastery of Aiguebelle.
Date
1870
Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images
Reference
HRM19B87_141
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
50,0Mb (3,1Mb) / 17,2in x 11,3in / 5148 x 3393 (300dpi)