Battle of Asfeld

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.

Battle of Asfeld

Alboin, son of King Audoin
Alboin slew Thorismund in single combat during the battle [1]
Date552 CE
Location
Asfeld?, Pannonia Secunda
Result Lombard victory
Belligerents
Lombards Gepids
Commanders and leaders
King Audoin
Prince Alboin
[2][3]		 King Thorisind
Prince Thorismund †
[2][3]
Casualties and losses
Unknown Heavy[3]

See also

Sources
  1. Grube, August Wilhelm (1861). Charakterbilder aus der geschichte und sage. Leipzig.
  2. Hodgkin, Thomas (1916). Italy and her invaders, Volume 5. Oxford.
  3. Klopp, Onno (1851). Geschichten, charakteristische Züge und Sagen der deutschen Volksstämme. Leipzig.
  4. Wolfram, Herwig. The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples. University of California Press, 1997, p. 283. ISBN 0520085116


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