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Feb 6, 774
Charlemagne conquers the kingdom of the Lombards, and takes title king of the Lombards
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Feb 6, 777
Charlemagne defeats the Saxons; their leader Widukind flees to Denmark
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Widukind are many other Saxons are baptized
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The second Council of Nicaea ends the first iconclastic period in the Byzantine Empire
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Charlemagne conquers Bavaria
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The Avars invade Europe again, but are defeated by Charlemagne