Krodo according to the Saxon Chronicle (Middle Low German: Cronecken der Sassen), written by Konrad Botho and printed by Peter Schöffer in 1492, was a Germanic god of the Saxons. He is supposed to have been similar to the Roman god Saturn. In 780 Charlemagne in the course of the Christianization during the Saxon Wars allegedly had a pagan temple destroyed, which was dedicated to Krodo and stood at the site of later Harzburg Castle.
The Saxon Chronicle contains a fanciful picture of Krodo as a man, who is standing on a large fish holding a bucket of flowers in his right hand and an upright wheel in his left. Because the Saxon Chronicle is the only source, the existence today of the god Krodo is generally considered doubtful along with other supposed Germanic gods such of doubtful origin[1], such as Ostara or Stuffo. Nevertheless nearby Goslar Cathedral contained the so-called Krodo Altar, which probably dates back to 1040 and may have been transferred by King Henry III to his Goslar Kaiserpfalz. In folklore the tales of the Krodo idol (Götze Crodo) were passed down apparently as a subject in the region of the villages of Götzenthal and Grotenleide near the Upper Saxon town of Meerane.[2]
The spa resort of Bad Harzburg advertises itself today using the figure of Krodo as a mascot.