Stelle 3. Illo tempore exivit rex Audoacha...; (Origo Gentis Langobardorum (640 - 680), MGH, Scriptores rer. Lang et Ital., 1, 1878 (L. Bethmann & G. Waitz), p. 3) [5545]

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Text Origo Gentis Langobardorum (640 - 680) Anonymous - Other
Quotation 3. Illo tempore exivit rex Audoachari de Ravenna cum exercitu Alanorum et venit in Rugilanda et et inpugnavit Rugos, et occidit Theuvane regem Rugorum, secumque multos captivos duxit in Italiam. Tunc exierunt Langobardi de suis regionibus et habitaverunt in Rugilanda annos aliquantos.
Translation In this time King Odoacer went from Ravenna with an army of Alans to Rugiland and fought against the Rugians. He killed the king of the Rugians, Theuva (= Feva or Feletheus, according to other sources), and took with him many captives to Italy. Then the Lombards moved from their places and lived in Rugiland for some years.
Summary The Text recounts the legendary migration of the Lombards and how the Rugians were defeated so that the Lombards could move into Rugilands.
Quotation source MGH, Scriptores rer. Lang et Ital., 1, 1878 (L. Bethmann & G. Waitz), p. 3
Temporal Coverage 487 - 500
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