After the fall of Troy (in modern day Turkey), a tribe appeared in northern Europe claiming descent from the Trojans. They were led by a one-eyed man named Wotan.
Wotan was a universally impressive fellow.
He’d inspire the unite the existing peoples in Old Saxony1. Some of his sons would lead the Germanic tribes and establish the Franks.
The Saxons would c…
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