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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 4, 17. How Chramn Went Over to Childebert
Chramn, who had wedded the daughter of Wilichar, now came to Paris, and bound King Childebert to himself with bonds of mutual faith and affection, avowing himself in very truth the enemy of his own father. But while Lothar was warring against the Saxons, King Childebert entered the champaign of Reims, and marching rapidly to the city itself, laid all waste by pillage and fire. For he had heard that his brother had been slain by the Saxons, and believing that all was now under his dominion, overran every part within his reach.