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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 7, How Fredegund Took Refuge in the Church, and Concerning the Treasures Conveyed to…
In the meantime the widowed queen Fredegund arrived in Paris and took refuge in the cathedral1 under protection of Bishop Ragnemod, with the treasure which had been safely deposited for her within the city walls. Her remaining treasures had been left at Chelles, and included the large gold salver which Chilperic had recently caused to be made;2 they were now removed by officials of the treasury, who at once went off to King Childebert, then sojourning in Meaux.
Notes
- Ecclesia.
- Cf. VI. 2.