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Adovacrius

fl. 460s · 5th century · Also known as Odovacrius

Adovacrius was a Saxon leader who fought in north-western Gaul in the 460s. According to Gregory of Tours he took hostages from Angers and other places on the lower Loire before the Frankish king Childeric I and Roman forces took the city and defeated the Saxons. Some historians have identified him with Odoacer, later king of Italy, but this remains debated.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Adovacrius. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/adovacrius
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