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==== Religion ====
* [[Council of Paderborn]]: The [[clergy]] debates the matter of the [[Christianity|Christianization]] of the Saxons. They make laws against [[idolatry]], and order the death penalty for self-appointed [[witch-hunt]]ers, who have caused the death of people accused of [[witchcraft]].
* [[Ludger]], Frisian [[missionary]], visits [[Heligoland]] (''Fossitesland''), and destroys the remains of [[paganism]]. On his return he meets the blind bard [[Bernlef]], last of the Frisian [[skald]]s, and cures his [[blindness]] (approximate date).
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