Eriulf
Eriulf (died 391 ) was a leader of the Terwingian Visigoths, which Emperor Theodosius I settled on the lower Danube in 382 as a federation .
In 391 some of the Visigothic federations on the lower Danube rose against Rome. The Terwinge Eriulf was the leader of the rebellion and fought against his rival Fravitta , a leader of the Visigoths who stood by the Romans.
literature
- Arnold Hugh Martin Jones , John R. Martindale, John Morris: The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire . Volume 1: AD 260-395. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge 1971, pp. 372 f.
- Herwig Wolfram : The Goths. From the beginning to the middle of the sixth century. Draft of a historical ethnography. 4th edition. Beck, Munich 2001, ISBN 3-406-33733-3 .
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SURNAME | Eriulf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Leader of rebellious Visigoths on the lower Danube |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century |
DATE OF DEATH | 391 |