Amalafrid ( Latin Amalafridus ; died after 552 ) - the son of the last King of Thuringians, Hermenefred and niece of the Ostrogoth King Theodoric the Great Amalaberga ; commander in the service of Byzantium .
| Amalafrid | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | VI century |
| Date of death | after 552 |
| Affiliation | Kingdom of Thuring , Byzantium |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 notes
- 3 Literature
- 4 References
Biography
In 534, after the murder of Hermenefred by the Franks [1] [2] Amalaberga, together with the two remaining children, Amalafrid and daughter Rodelinda , fled to Ravenna to her relative, the Ostrogoth king Theodahad [3] [4] . In 540, Amalafrid and his sister, along with other Ostrogothic captives, were ordered to Constantinople by order of the commander Belisarius . Here Amalafrid was admitted to the Byzantine military service , having received command over one of the court scholas . His sister was soon married to the Lombard king Audoin [5] [6] [7] .
In 552, Amalafrid, among other Byzantine military leaders, was sent by Emperor Justinian I with a large army to help the Lombards, who fought with the Gepids . However, due to religious unrest in the city of Ulpiana, most of the Byzantine army remained within the empire and only Amalafrid with a small detachment arrived at Audoin. Amalafrid took part in the victory for the Lombards of the battle with the gepids on the field of Asfeld.
Nothing is known about the fate of Amalafrid. According to Venantius Fortunatu ( Carm. App. 3 ), Amalafrid had a son Artahis, about whom, apart from his name, nothing is known [8] .
Notes
- ↑ Albrecht. Irmfrid // Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). - Bd. 12. - Lpz. : Duncker & Humblot, 1880. - S. 188-189. (German)
- ↑ Martindale JR Herminifridus // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire / AM Jones , JR Martindale. - Cambridge University Press , 1980. - Vol. II: AD 395-527. - P. 549-550. - ISBN 0-521-20159-4 [2001 reprint].
- ↑ Dahn F. Amalaberga // Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). - Bd. 45. - Lpz. : Duncker & Humblot, 1900.- S. 761. (German)
- ↑ Martindale JR Amalaberga // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire / AM Jones , JR Martindale. - Cambridge University Press , 1980. - Vol. II: AD 395-527. - P. 63. - ISBN 0-521-20159-4 [2001 reprint].
- ↑ Dahn F. Amalafrida // Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). - Bd. 45. - Lpz. : Duncker & Humblot, 1900. - S. 761-762. (German)
- ↑ Wenskus R. Audoin // Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde / Hoops J. - Berlin / New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1973. - Bd. 1. - S. 475-476.
- ↑ Martindale JR Audoin // Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire . - Cambridge University Press , 1992. - Vol. III (a): AD 527–641. - P. 152-153. - ISBN 0-521-20160-8 [2001 reprint].
- ↑ Procopius of Caesarea . The war with the Goths (Book IV, chapter 25); The origin of the people of the Lombards ; Pavel Deacon . History of the Lombards (Book I, Chapter 27).
Literature
- Procopius of Caesarea. The war with the Goths. - M .: Arktos - Vika-Press Publishing House, 1996. - T. II. - 304 p. - ISBN 5-85551-145-6 .
- Pavel Deacon. History of the Lombards. - SPb. : Publishing House "ABC-Classic", 2008. - 320 p. - ISBN 978-5-91181-861-6 .
- A treatise on the origin of the Lombards. - Chronicles of the long-haired kings. - SPb. : Publishing house "ABC-classic", 2004. - 352 p. - ISBN 5-352-00705-7 .
- Kulakovsky Yu. A. History of Byzantium. Volume 2. 518-602 years. - SPb. : Publishing house "Aletheia", 2003. - 400 p. - (Byzantine library). - ISBN 5-89329-619-2 .
Links
- Procopius of Caesarea. The war with the Goths. Book 4. Chapters 17–42 . Eastern literature. Date of treatment February 20, 2009. Archived March 11, 2012.
- The origin of the people of the Lombards . Eastern literature. Date of treatment February 20, 2009. Archived March 10, 2012.
- Pavel Deacon. History of the Lombards. Book 1 . Eastern literature. Date of treatment February 20, 2009. Archived March 10, 2012.