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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 2, 19. The War Between the Saxons and the Romans
After these events, there was war between the Saxons and the Romans; but the Saxons turned their backs, and abandoned many of their men to the sword of the pursuing Romans. Their islands were taken and ravaged by the Franks, and much people were slain. In the ninth month of that year there was an earthquake. Odovacar made a treaty with Childeric, and they subdued the Alamanni, who had overrun a part of Italy.