541:
522:
29:
214:
160:
as he led a contingent of the
Visigoth forces in capturing an important summit at the very early stages of the conflict. The summit seems to have extended to the whole of the left flank of the
172:, and the Ostrogoths were pushing the disorganized Visigoths after the death of their king Theodoric. Thorismund led his force of Visigoths in a decisive charge which, according to
578:
313:
622:
617:
602:
225:
627:
157:
137:
571:
168:
forces. Thorismund descended from the hills during the late stages of the conflict, when the Huns had prevailed over the
306:
564:
299:
607:
141:
218:
597:
612:
176:, flanked both the Ostrogoths and subsequently the Huns and snatched the victory from his enemies.
325:
105:
39:
548:
540:
521:
591:
243:
173:
481:
471:
366:
283:
145:
67:
476:
446:
396:
356:
266:
133:
57:
421:
406:
161:
506:
416:
376:
322:
273:
129:
28:
213:
461:
456:
451:
436:
431:
426:
386:
336:
501:
496:
441:
411:
401:
391:
381:
346:
341:
351:
144:) in 451 CE. He was murdered in 453 and was succeeded by his brother
291:
491:
486:
466:
371:
169:
511:
165:
295:
124:, as manuscripts of our chief source confusingly attest) (
156:
Thorismund appears to have played a pivotal role in the
552:
228:
History of the
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,
547:This biographical article of a European noble is a
101:
93:
85:
77:
73:
63:
53:
45:
38:
21:
572:
307:
8:
579:
565:
314:
300:
292:
234:
27:
18:
185:
7:
537:
535:
551:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
200:) 81, 174, 190, 201 and elsewhere.
16:King of the Visigoths (c. 420–453)
14:
539:
520:
239:King Thorismund of the Visigoths
212:
138:Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
33:Imaginary portrait of Thorismund
623:5th-century Visigothic monarchs
1:
618:5th-century murdered monarchs
194:De origine actibusque Getarum
128:420–453), became king of the
125:
644:
603:Assassinated Gothic people
534:
518:
332:
280:
271:
263:
258:
237:
26:
628:European nobility stubs
140:(also called Battle of
274:King of the Visigoths
221:at Wikimedia Commons
40:King of the Visigoths
136:was killed in the
106:Arian Christianity
560:
559:
529:
528:
290:
289:
281:Succeeded by
217:Media related to
158:Battle of Châlons
132:after his father
111:
110:
49:20 June 451 – 453
635:
581:
574:
567:
543:
536:
524:
316:
309:
302:
293:
264:Preceded by
254:
235:
216:
201:
190:
127:
31:
19:
643:
642:
638:
637:
636:
634:
633:
632:
608:Gothic warriors
588:
587:
586:
585:
532:
530:
525:
516:
328:
320:
286:
277:
269:
248:
247:
240:
226:Edward Gibbon,
210:
205:
204:
191:
187:
182:
154:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
641:
639:
631:
630:
625:
620:
615:
610:
605:
600:
590:
589:
584:
583:
576:
569:
561:
558:
557:
544:
527:
526:
519:
517:
515:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
419:
414:
409:
404:
399:
394:
389:
384:
379:
374:
369:
364:
359:
354:
349:
344:
339:
333:
330:
329:
321:
319:
318:
311:
304:
296:
288:
287:
282:
279:
270:
265:
261:
260:
259:Regnal titles
256:
255:
241:
238:
233:
232:
209:
208:External links
206:
203:
202:
184:
183:
181:
178:
153:
150:
109:
108:
103:
99:
98:
95:
91:
90:
87:
83:
82:
79:
75:
74:
71:
70:
65:
61:
60:
55:
51:
50:
47:
43:
42:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
640:
629:
626:
624:
621:
619:
616:
614:
611:
609:
606:
604:
601:
599:
596:
595:
593:
582:
577:
575:
570:
568:
563:
562:
556:
554:
550:
545:
542:
538:
533:
523:
513:
510:
508:
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
403:
400:
398:
395:
393:
390:
388:
385:
383:
380:
378:
375:
373:
370:
368:
365:
363:
360:
358:
355:
353:
350:
348:
345:
343:
340:
338:
335:
334:
331:
327:
324:
317:
312:
310:
305:
303:
298:
297:
294:
285:
276:
275:
268:
262:
257:
252:
246:
245:
244:Balti dynasty
236:
231:
229:
224:
223:
222:
220:
215:
207:
199:
195:
189:
186:
179:
177:
175:
174:Edward Gibbon
171:
167:
163:
159:
151:
149:
147:
143:
139:
135:
131:
123:
119:
115:
107:
104:
100:
96:
92:
89:453 (aged 33)
88:
84:
80:
76:
72:
69:
66:
62:
59:
56:
52:
48:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
598:Balt dynasty
553:expanding it
546:
531:
472:Chindasuinth
367:Theodoric II
361:
284:Theodoric II
272:
250:
242:
227:
211:
197:
193:
188:
155:
146:Theodoric II
121:
117:
113:
112:
68:Theodoric II
477:Recceswinth
447:Reccared II
397:Theudigisel
357:Theodoric I
267:Theodoric I
97:Theodoric I
58:Theodoric I
54:Predecessor
613:453 deaths
592:Categories
422:Reccared I
407:Athanagild
362:Thorismund
323:Visigothic
230:chapter 35
219:Turismundo
192:Jordanes,
180:References
114:Thorismund
22:Thorismund
417:Liuvigild
377:Alaric II
162:Ostrogoth
152:Biography
134:Theodoric
130:Visigoths
122:Thorismud
118:Thorismod
64:Successor
507:Agila II
462:Chintila
457:Sisenand
452:Suintila
437:Gundemar
432:Witteric
427:Liuva II
387:Amalaric
337:Alaric I
278:451–453
102:Religion
502:Roderic
497:Wittiza
442:Sisebut
412:Liuva I
402:Agila I
392:Theudis
382:Gesalec
347:Sigeric
342:Athaulf
142:Châlons
352:Wallia
249:
198:Getica
116:(also
94:Father
81:c. 420
492:Egica
487:Erwig
482:Wamba
467:Tulga
372:Euric
326:kings
251:Died:
170:Alans
46:Reign
549:stub
512:Ardo
164:and
86:Died
78:Born
253:453
166:Hun
120:or
594::
148:.
126:c.
580:e
573:t
566:v
555:.
315:e
308:t
301:v
196:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.