Erupit Augustis ter consulibus Saxonum multitudo, et Oceani difficultatibus permeatis, Romanum limitem gradu petebat intento, saepe nostrorum funeribus pasta: cuius eruptionis primae procellam Nannenus sustinuit comes, regionibus eisdem appositus, dux diuturno bellorum labore compertus.
In the third consulship of the two Augusti a horde of Saxons broke out, and after encountering danger at sea, advanced quickly towards the Roman frontier. They had often previously slaughtered our people, and this was their first major attack. Nannenus, the experienced general in charge of that region, led the defense against the storm of invaders.