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Brunhilda also played a role in perpetuating the diocese of Maurienne as a suffragan bishopric of the archdiocese of Vienne. In 576, Brunhilda's protector, Sigebert's brother Guntram, had founded the new bishopric at Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne, separating the Maurienne Valley and the neighboring Susa Valley from the Diocese of Turin.
Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild (Old Norse: Brynhildr [ˈbrynˌhildz̠], Middle High German: Brünhilt, Modern German: Brünhild or Brünhilde), is a female character from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess and queen Brunhilda of Austrasia.
Brunhilda may refer to: Brunhild, a figure in Germanic heroic legend; Brunhilda of Austrasia (c. 543–613), Frankish queen; Brunhilda, a genus of birds; See also
With the death of Sigebert, Brunhilda and the children were in great fear for their safety. [6] Childebert, only five years old, faced almost certain death from Chilperic. Duke Gundovald immediately came to Paris, where Brunhilda and the children were living, took possession of Childebert and secured his safety among the Austrasian nobility.
The death of one king created conflict between the surviving brothers and the deceased's sons, with differing outcomes. Later, conflicts were intensified by the personal feud around Brunhilda . However, yearly warfare often did not constitute general devastation but took on an almost ritual character, with established 'rules' and norms.
According to a statement from Police Scotland, officers discovered the body in the River Dee near the Victoria Bridge around 9:00 p.m. local time. Although the woman had not been officially ...
Born c. 570, [1] Childebert was the son of Sigebert I and Brunhilda of Austrasia. [2] When his father was assassinated in 575 by two slaves of Queen-consort Fredegund of Soissons, [3] Childebert was taken from Paris by Gundobald (according to one story, after being lowered from a window in a bag by his mother [4]), one of his faithful lords, to Metz (the Austrasian capital), where he was ...
Daniel Nee/Patch.comSister 'Bruni' of Brick Township, N.J. became a construction coordinator in the wake of Sandy. By Daniel Nee Patch.com Since she decided to become a nun at the age of 12 ...