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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 6, How Childebert Went Over to Chilperic, and of the Flight of Mummolus
IN the sixth year of his reign1 King Childebert, abandoning peace with King Guntram, allied himself with King Chilperic.2 Not long afterwards died Gogo,3 and Wandelen was appointed in his place. Mummolus4 escaped by flight from Guntram’s kingdom, and shut himself within the walls of Avignon. A council of bishops assembled at Lyons, which decided various matters in dispute and condemned persons whose conduct was remiss. The council then betook itself to the king; it was much occupied with the flight of Duke Mummolus, somewhat also with the present discords.
Notes
- A. D. 581.
- Cf. Introduction, p. 121.
- The young king’s nutritor, or governor; cf. V. 46. For Wandelin, see VIII. 22.
- The successful general; cf. IV. 29 (30).