maybe this was his last resort to force victory lest the smiting to be used and used in a forked out swing. not even women and children was spared the incredible rage of the frankish king. and. his own court scribes report shows had all the saxons living on the other side of the ever including women and children brought to the land of the franks. did not get going and nobody stays behind her and move. it was a full screen location to allow charlemagne to secure his room. tens of thousands of saxons were robbed of their homes and deported to the frankish heartland and.