Battle of Asfeld
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552 battle
| Battle of Asfeld | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Hodgkin, Thomas (1916). Italy and her invaders, Volume 5. Oxford.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b c Klopp, Onno (1851). Geschichten, charakteristische Züge und Sagen der deutschen Volksstämme. Leipzig.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Wolfram, Herwig. The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples. University of California Press, 1997, p. 283. ISBN 0520085116
