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 | |||||||
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.
- ^ a b Hodgkin, Thomas (1916). Italy and her invaders, Volume 5. Oxford.
- ^ a b c 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
Categories:
- 550s conflicts
- Battles involving the Lombards
- Battles of the Middle Ages
- 552
- Gepids
- Battle stubs