Battle of Wangas
Battle of Wangas
Part of: Merovingian Fratricidal War
| date | 610 |
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| place | Wangas ( Niederwangen or Wangen on the Aare ) |
| output | Victory of the Alemanni |
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| Commander | |
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Abelenus, Herpinus |
Unknown
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The battle of Wangas was a military conflict on the edge of the Merovingian fratricidal war . It took place in 610 in the Swiss plateau between the Alemanni and the Burgundians . Historians do not agree on the exact location. Some assume that Wangas was today's Wangen an der Aare . Others believe that it is Niederwangen near Bern , because several warrior graves were found there that can be dated to this period. The Alamanni, instigated by Theudebert II , penetrated the area of his brother Theuderich II and devastated Avenches . The Burgundians opposed them at Wangas and were crushed.
See also
literature
- Hannes Steiner: Battle of Wangas. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Otto Abel: The chronicle of Fredegars and the Frankish kings. 3rd revised edition by W. Wattenbach. Dyksche Buchhandlung in Leipzig 1888, S16-17