Elemund, King of the Gepids

There is no evidence Elemund was the son of Ardaric. The connection is unlikely. Elemund seems to have overthrown the Ardariking dynasty, the line of Gepid kings descended from king Ardaric. There is also a substantial gap between the two men. Ardaric died about 460, while Elemund was ruled a reunified Gepid kingdom 75-80 years later, 535-548.

Elemund (Latin: Elemundus, died 548) was king of the Gepids, an east Germanic people, during the first half of the 6th century. He may have ascended by overthrowing the Ardariking dynasty, the line of Gepid kings descended from king Ardaric. Basing himself[clarification needed] on archaeological evidence, István Boná believes that in the 520s or 530s Elemund must have consolidated his power in Transylvania by submitting or removing minor Gepid rulers.[1] Elemund had two daughters, Ostrogotha and Austrigusa; the latter was given in marriage to Wacho, the king of the Lombards, in 512. The reasons behind the marriage were multiple: on one side it protected the two kings from the threat represented by the Ostrogothic Kingdom, while on the other it reduced the danger represented to the Lombard king by Ildechis, a pretender to the Lombard throne. Wacho was eventually to remarry after Austrigusa's death, but this did not compromise the good relations existing between Lombards and Gepids.[2][3] Elemund died of illness in 548 and was succeeded by Thurisind, while the legitimate heir was forced into exile.[4][5] Ostrogotha found hospitality among the Lombards, but was to be killed in 552 by her host, King Audoin, as part of a plan to ease relations among Gepids and Lombards.[6]

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Fue el primero y penúltimo de los reyes gépidos en Italia. En 568, veinte años después de su muerte, los gépidos como pueblo habían dejado de existir tras su derrota frente a los lombardos, quienes se asentaron a lo largo del valle del Po.

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Elemund (Latin: Elemundus, died 548) was king of the Gepids, an east Germanic people, during the first half of the 6th century. He may have ascended by overthrowing the Ardariking dynasty, the line of Gepid kings descended from king Ardaric. Basing himself[clarification needed] on archaeological evidence, István Boná believes that in the 520s or 530s Elemund must have consolidated his power in Transylvania by submitting or removing minor Gepid rulers.[1] Elemund had two daughters, Ostrogotha and Austrigusa; the latter was given in marriage to Wacho, the king of the Lombards, in 512. The reasons behind the marriage were multiple: on one side it protected the two kings from the threat represented by the Ostrogothic Kingdom, while on the other it reduced the danger represented to the Lombard king by Ildechis, a pretender to the Lombard throne. Wacho was eventually to remarry after Austrigusa's death, but this did not compromise the good relations existing between Lombards and Gepids.[2][3] Elemund died of illness in 548 and was succeeded by Thurisind, while the legitimate heir was forced into exile.[4][5] Ostrogotha found hospitality among the Lombards, but was to be killed in 552 by her host, King Audoin, as part of a plan to ease relations among Gepids and Lombards

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Elemund, konge i Gepid fra 535 til 548

Elemund (Latin: Elemundus, døde 548) var konge av gepiderne, et øst germanske folk, i første halvdel av 500-tallet. Han kan ha overtatt tronen i Ardari dynastiet, gepids kongene nedstammet fra kong Ardaric. Dette baserer seg på arkeologiske bevis. István Boná mener at i 520- 530 årene Elemund må ha konsoliderte sin makt i Transylvania ved å ta over eller fjerne mindre gepid herskere.

Elemund hadde to døtre, Ostrogotha og Austrigusa; sistnevnte ble gitt i ekteskap til Wacho, konge av frankerne, i 512. Årsakene bak ekteskapet var flere: på den ene siden beskyttet det de to kongene fra trusselen som det østgotiske kongerike representerte , mens det på den andre siden reduserte faren av langobardkongen Ildechis, en arving til langobardenes trone.

Wacho giftet seg på nytt etter Austrigusas død, men dette svekket ikke de gode eksisterende forbindelsene mellom langobardene og gepidene. Elemund døde av sykdom i 548 og ble etterfulgt av Thurisind, mens den lovmessige arvingen ble tvunget i eksil. Ostrogotha fant gjestfrihet blant frankerne, men ble drept i 552 av verten, kong Audoin, som en del av en plan for å lette på relasjoner mellom gepidene og langobardene.

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