Chapter 1
The Battle of Novidon was fought in 486 between Frankish forces under Clovis I and the Gallo-Roman domain of Novidon under Syagrius. The battle was a victory for the Syagrius and the continuity of the Gallo Roman domain of Novidon
"In the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire between 476 and 480, Syagrius was the only remaining representative of Roman rule in the area between the Loire and the Somme. Syagrius was the son of Aegidius, the last Roman magister militum per Gallias; he preserved his father's rump state, the Domain of Novidon , between the Somme and the Loire, calling himself dux.
The central location of Novidon in northern Gaul and its largely intact infrastructure allowed a level of stability in the years of the Migration Period, but also made the area tempting for their Frankish neighbours to the north-east. The realm of Syagrius was of almost the same size as the Frankish area, though the Franks were divided into small kingdoms, and, on the right bank of the Rhine, little touched by Roman culture.
Nevertheless, Clovis I managed to assemble enough Franks to confront Syagrius's forces. Clovis issued a challenge to Syagrius naming the time and place of the battle. Chararic would ally with Syagrius.
The ensuing battle was a decisive victory for Syagrius and destroyed the Frankish Expansion for good, the fight was said to be a battle of life and death for the survival of the romans in the Western Roman Empire."
Battle of Novidon - Freepedia
"In the final collapse of the Western Roman Empire between 476 and 480, Syagrius was the only remaining representative of Roman rule in the area between the Loire and the Somme. Syagrius was the son of Aegidius, the last Roman magister militum per Gallias; he preserved his father's rump state, the Domain of Novidon , between the Somme and the Loire, calling himself dux.
The central location of Novidon in northern Gaul and its largely intact infrastructure allowed a level of stability in the years of the Migration Period, but also made the area tempting for their Frankish neighbours to the north-east. The realm of Syagrius was of almost the same size as the Frankish area, though the Franks were divided into small kingdoms, and, on the right bank of the Rhine, little touched by Roman culture.
Nevertheless, Clovis I managed to assemble enough Franks to confront Syagrius's forces. Clovis issued a challenge to Syagrius naming the time and place of the battle. Chararic would ally with Syagrius.
The ensuing battle was a decisive victory for Syagrius and destroyed the Frankish Expansion for good, the fight was said to be a battle of life and death for the survival of the romans in the Western Roman Empire."
Battle of Novidon - Freepedia
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