visigoth

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One of the West Goths. See the Note under Goth.

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Al-Fihri himself managed to escape to the former Visigoth capital of Toledo in central al-Andalus; once there, he was promptly killed. Source: Internet

A mission by Avitus and Attila's continued westward advance convinced the Visigoth king Theodoric I (Theodorid) to ally with the Romans. Source: Internet

Either Gundobad and Clovis reconciled their differences, or Gundobad was forced into some sort of vassalage by Clovis' earlier victory, as the Burgundian king appears to have assisted the Franks in 507 in their victory over Alaric II the Visigoth. Source: Internet

In the years 466 to 472, Pamplona was conquered by the Visigoth count Gauteric, citation but they seemed to abandon the restless position soon, struggling as the Visigoth Kingdom was to survive and rearrange its lands after their defeats in Gaul. Source: Internet

In 585, the Visigothic King Leovigild invaded the Suebic kingdom of Galicia and defeated it, bringing it under Visigoth control. Source: Internet

Legacy The Montagne d'Alaric (Alaric's Mountain) near Carcassonne is named after the Visigoth king. Source: Internet

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