Adovacrius or Eadwacer was a leader who led a group of
Saxons
The Saxons ( la, Saxones, german: Sachsen, ang, Seaxan, osx, Sahson, nds, Sassen, nl, Saksen) were a group of Germanic
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peoples whose name was given in the early Middle Ages to a large country (Old Saxony, la, Saxonia) near the Nor ...
based in
Gaul
Gaul ( la, Gallia) was a region of Western Europe first described by the Romans. It was inhabited by Celtic and Aquitani tribes, encompassing present-day France, Belgium, Luxembourg, most of Switzerland, parts of Northern Italy (only during ...
in the 5th century. He is mentioned by the historian
Gregory of Tours.
Sources
* David Frye: Aegidius, Childeric, Odovacer and Paul. In: Nottingham Medieval Studies. 36, 1992, ISSN 0078-2122, S. 1–14.
* Edward James: The Franks. Blackwell, Oxford u. a. 1988, (The peoples of Europe).
* Penny MacGeorge: Late Roman Warlords. Oxford University Press, Oxford u. a. 2002, (Oxford classical monographs).
5th-century Saxon people
Saxon warriors
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