tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post6725524817475228329..comments2023-12-22T20:36:45.744-05:00Comments on Isle of Wonder: Why was Gregory of Tours wrong about Amalasuntha?The Red Witchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-56877958024131766802011-07-17T14:20:16.258-04:002011-07-17T14:20:16.258-04:00Herwig Wolfram wrote a good book called History of...Herwig Wolfram wrote a good book called History of the Goths. It might be worth your while to have a look at it. Theodoric had concubines but Amalasuntha was his only child with Audefleda, Clovis' sister. He had illegitimate daughters, Thuidigotho, who married Alaric II the king of the Visigoths and Ostrogotho who married Sigismund king of the Burgundians. There were possibly two others The Red Witchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11731703967439763663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-89889784886687012142011-07-17T11:21:00.484-04:002011-07-17T11:21:00.484-04:00I know this is a bit late in the day but I am doin...I know this is a bit late in the day but I am doing a bit of research into this period and tracking down the rumour that Amalasuntha was either the mother or sister of Chrotechild the Ostrogoth, wife of Branulphe d'Ardennes. The rumour goes that Chrotechild and Branulphe were the parents of Fredegund, who far from being a slave or servant was the descendent of both Clovis and Theoderic. NowAWenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994908804165829767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3079559053290094565.post-39242180756571371602008-06-25T09:25:00.000-04:002008-06-25T09:25:00.000-04:00That is really odd. There is no compelling reason ...That is really odd. There is no compelling reason for him to hate her the way he does. He didn't even know her.<BR/><BR/>Maybe he just didn't like strong women? Then again, if she was an Arian, that might explain some of it.<BR/><BR/>KristinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com