Battle of Asfeld explained

Conflict:Battle of Asfeld
Date:552
Place:Asfeld?, Pannonia Secunda
Result:Lombard victory
Combatant1:Lombards
Combatant2:Gepids
Commander1:King Audoin
Prince Alboin
[1] [2]
Commander2:King Thorisind
Prince Thorismund
Casualties1:Unknown
Casualties2:Heavy

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[3]), were victorious, and, Turismod, the son of King Thorisind, was slain in the battle.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Hodgkin, Thomas . Italy and her invaders, Volume 5 . 1916 . Oxford.
  2. Book: Klopp, Onno . Geschichten, charakteristische Züge und Sagen der deutschen Volksstämme . 1851 . Leipzig.
  3. Wolfram, Herwig. The Roman Empire and Its Germanic Peoples. University of California Press, 1997, p. 283.