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Rodulf, King of the Heruli

d. c. 508 · 5th century

Rodulf was king of the Heruli on the middle Danube in the early 6th century. Around 507 the Ostrogothic king Theodoric the Great adopted him as his son in arms, binding him to the Ostrogothic alliance. Around 508 he attacked the Lombards under King Tato and was killed in a heavy defeat that broke Herul power north of the Danube.

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Kingdom of the Heruli

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