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History of the Franks
St Gregory of Tours, tr. Dalton, 1927
Book 8, 27. How Desiderius Went to the King
The duke Desiderius,1 taking with him certain bishops, the abbot Aredius,2 and Antestius,3 made haste to King Guntram. The king was scarce minded to receive him, but was conquered by the entreaties of the bishops and took him into favour. Eulalius4 was also there, with intent to bring forward a plaint on account of his wife, who had scorned him for Desiderius, to whom she had flown; but he was shamed and laughed down, so that he held his peace.
Notes
- Cf. VII. 27–8, 34, 43.
- Cf. ch. 15, above; X. 29.
- Cf. IX. 31. He was a distinguished man in Guntram’s kingdom.
- Count of Auvergne; cf. ch. 45, below, and X. 8.