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Encyclopedia > Battle of Asfeld
Battle of Asfeld
Date 552
Location
Result Decisive Lombard victory
Combatants
Lombards Gepids
Commanders
King Audoin

The Battle of Asfeld was fought in 552 between the Lombards and the Gepids. The Longobards were led by King Audoin, and were victorious. Events July - Battle of Taginae: The Byzantine general Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. ... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, whence the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Northern Europe that entered the late Roman Empire. ... The Gepids (Latin Gepidae) were a Germanic tribe most famous in history for defeating the Huns after the death of Attila. ... Alduin or Audoin was king of the Lombards from 539 or 546 to 563 or 565. ... Events July - Battle of Taginae: The Byzantine general Narses defeats and kills Totila, king of the Ostrogoths. ... The Gepids (Latin Gepidae) were a Germanic tribe most famous in history for defeating the Huns after the death of Attila. ... The Lombards (Latin Langobardi, from which the alternative name Longobards found in older English texts), were a Germanic people originally from Scandinavia that entered the late Roman Empire. ...


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