Battle of Asfeld
| Battle of Asfeld | |||||||
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 Alboin, son of King Audoin Alboin slew Thorismund in single combat during the battle [1] | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Lombards | Gepids | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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King Audoin Prince Alboin [2][3] |
King Thorisind Prince Thorismund † [2][3] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Unknown | Heavy[3] | ||||||
The Battle of Asfeld was fought in 552 between the Lombards and the Gepids. The Lombards, led by King Audoin (with the help of his brother-in-law Amalafrid[4]), were victorious, and, Turismod, the son of King Thorisind, was slain in the battle.
See also
Sources
- ↑ Grube, August Wilhelm (1861). Charakterbilder aus der geschichte und sage. Leipzig.
- 1 2 Hodgkin, Thomas (1916). Italy and her invaders, Volume 5. Oxford.
- 1 2 3 Klopp, Onno (1851). Geschichten, charakteristische Züge und Sagen der deutschen Volksstämme. Leipzig.
- ↑ Wolfram, Herwig. The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples. University of California Press, 1997, p. 283. ISBN 0520085116
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