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History of the Franks

St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927

Book 4, 27. How Sigibert Took Brunhild to Wife

Now King Sigibert, seeing his brothers take to themselves unworthy wives and even wed serving-maids, sent an embassy to Spain with many gifts to demand in marriage Brunhild, daughter of King Athanagild. For she was a girl of graceful form, fair to look upon, honourable and comely, prudent in judgement, and amiable of address. Her father did not refuse her, but sent her with great treasures to the king, who, assembling the chief men of his kingdom, and making ready a feast, received her as his wife with boundless rejoicing and delight. And because she was subject to the Arian law, she was converted by the preaching of bishops and the admonitions of the king himself, so that she confessed the blessed Trinity in Unity, and received the holy chrism, remaining a Catholic in the name of Christ until this day.