Herzogtum Sachsen (English spelling) HerzogtumSachsen

Japanese: Herzogtum Sachsen(英語表記)HerzogtumSachsen
Herzogtum Sachsen (English spelling) HerzogtumSachsen

...The long epic poem Heliant, based on the Gospels, was written around 840 and is the oldest and most important work in Old Saxon.
[Grand Duchy of Saxony, Herzogtum Sachsen]
After the second half of the 9th century, when the Frankish monarchy was divided and weakened, the independence of the tribes in the East Frankish Kingdom strengthened. Saxony was forced to fight on its own against the pressure of the Slavs from the east and the invasion of the Normans (North Germanic peoples) from the north. The Liudolfing family, who had power in Ostphalia, gradually emerged as a leader and eventually succeeded in establishing the position of dux (Herzog in German) over all the tribes.

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Japanese:

…なお,福音書から題材をとった長編叙事詩《ヘーリアント》は,840年ごろに書かれた古ザクセン語の最古,最重要の作品である。
[ザクセン大公領Herzogtum Sachsen]
 フランク王権が分裂,弱体化した9世紀後半以降,東フランク王国では諸部族の自立性が強まってゆく。ザクセンも東からのスラブ人の圧力,北からのノルマン人(北ゲルマン人)の侵入に対し自力で対抗せざるをえなかったが,その際,指導者としての頭角を徐々にあらわし,ついに部族全体に対する大公dux(ドイツ語ではヘルツォークHerzog)の地位を築くのに成功したのがオストファーレンに勢力をはるリウドルフィング(リウドルフ)家Liudolfingerであった。…

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