Kingdom of the Heruls

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Was one of the many kingdoms created by Germanic peoples during the Migration Period.

Establishment

January 455: After the death of Attila his sons and their Ostrogoth allies lost power over the various peoples of his empire at the Battle of Nedao in 454. The Herul kingdom, apparently under a king named Rodulph, was established north of modern Vienna and Bratislava, near the Morava river, and possibly extending as far east as the Little Carpathians.

January 455: In 453, the Rugii successfully rebelled against the Huns along with other Germanic tribes at the Battle of Nedao, after which they settled in a region presently part of Lower Austria (ancient Noricum), north of the Danube.

Chronology

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1. Hunnic Wars

Were a series of conflicts that saw the Huns, an invading tribe probably from Central Asia, fighting against the Romans as well as the Germanic tribes of Europe.

1.1.Germanic-Hunnic Wars

Was the conflict between the Germanic Tribes of central and eastern Europe against the Huns.

1.1.1.Battle of Nedao

The Battle of Nedao was a battle fought in Pannonia in 454 CE between the Huns and their former Germanic vassals. It was decisive Germanic victory.

2. Foundation of the Kingdom of the Rugii

In 453, the Rugii successfully rebelled against the Huns along with other Germanic tribes at the Battle of Nedao, after which they settled in a region presently part of Lower Austria (ancient Noricum), north of the Danube.

3. Herul Annexion of the scirian and suevic territories

The Heruls established control on the Roman (south) side of the Danube, north of Lake Balaton in modern Hungary and were apparently able to take over the Kingdoms of the Suebi and Scirii, who had been under pressure from the Ostrogoths.

January 468: The Heruls established control on the Roman (south) side of the Danube, north of Lake Balaton in modern Hungary when they were apparently able to take over the kingdoms of the Suevi and Scirii, who had been under pressure from the Ostrogoths.

4. Lombards conquer the Kingdom of the Heruls

The Danubian Herulian kingdom was destroyed by the Lombards.

January 509: The Middle Danubian Herulian kingdom was destroyed by the Lombards in or before 508.

5. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 470: There he reigned as king until the year 469, at the same time as his ally Edekon, who also founded a short-lived Kingdom of Skiren. In 469, in alliance with the Skiren, he was defeated in the Battle of Bolia in the Tisza plain against the Ostrogoth kings Valamir (Widemer) and Thiudimir (Theodemer), who claimed the conquered territory of the Skiren and Quaden.