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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 3, 30. Of the Kings of Spain
In Spain, after Amalaric, Theuda was elected king. He was put to death, and Theudegisel was raised on the shield. But while he was feasting with his friends, and very merry, the lights were suddenly put out while they lay at the board, and he was put to the sword by his enemies. After him Agila received the kingdom.1 For the Goths had adopted the hateful custom of killing in this way such of their kings as did not please them, and appointing the person on whom their fancy fell.
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- 549–54.