Reign Redbad, King of the Frisians

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embroidery depicting legend in frisian king radbod ready baptized wulfram (in embroidery replaced willibrord), @ last moment refuses. museum catharijneconvent, utrecht


while predecessor, aldgisl, had welcomed christianity realm, redbad attempted extirpate religion , free frisians subjugation merovingian kingdom of franks. in 689, however, redbad defeated pippin of herstal in battle of dorestad , compelled cede west frisia (frisia citerior, meaning nearer frisia, scheldt vlie) franks.


between 690 , 692, utrecht fell hands of pippin of herstal. gave franks control of important trade routes on rhine north sea. sources that, following defeat, redbad retreated, in 697, island of heligoland, others retreated part of netherlands still known friesland.


around time there archbishopric or bishopric of frisians founded willibrord , marriage held between grimoald younger, oldest son of pippin, , thiadsvind, daughter of redbad in 711.


on pippin s death in 714, redbad took initiative again. forced saint willibrord , monks flee , advanced far cologne, defeated charles martel, pippin s natural son, in 716. eventually, however, charles prevailed , compelled frisians submit. redbad died in 719, years successors struggled against frankish power.


as example of how powerful king redbad still @ end of life, news engaged in assembling army enough fill france fear , trembling.








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