Georgian poets
- Gerald shove
- Fredegond Cecily Shove (née Maitland; 1889–1949) was an English poet.
- THE VIDA OF QUEEN FREDEGUND IN TOTE LISTOIRE DE FRANCE: VERNACULAR TRANSLATION AND GENRE IN THIRTEENTH-CENTURY.
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Fredegund, Queen of Neustria: Part One
Fredegund, Queen of Neustria was a 6th century enslaved girl turned Queen turned regent turned maybe my fav historical person. This is part one of a two part super special episode, because there's too much info to put into one hour. In this part, we learn about who tf were the Merovingian Frankish dynasty, why was Fredegund's sister-in-law Brunhilda so intent on murdering her, and more!! Check back next week when we get into the real meat of this story of QUEEN VS QUEEN as Fredegund arranges more assassinations, becomes a military genius, and a lot more people die of dysentery.
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The Dark Queens: The Bloody Rivalry That Forged The Medieval World by Shelley Puhak
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Fredegund
COMPANION
545 - 597
Fredegund
Fredegund or Fredegunda (Latin: Fredegundis; French: Frédégonde; died 8 December 597) was the queen consort of Chilperic I, the Merovingian Frankish king of Neustria. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Fredegund has received more than 307,154 page views. Her biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Fredegund is the 370th most popular companion (down from 199th in 2019), the 1,510th most popular biography from France (down from 902nd in 2019) and the 42nd most popular French Companion.
Fredegund was a Frankish queen, who became the second wife of Chilperic I, King of Neustria. She bore him two sons and three daughters. Fredegund had her husband assassinated in 584, and ruled for thirteen years, until her son Chlothar II came of age. Fredegund is most famous for being the second wife of Chilperic I, King of Neustria. She bore him two sons and three daughters. Fredegund had her husband assassinated in 584, and ruled for thirteen years, until her son Chlothar
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Battle of Droizy
The Battle of Droizy (593 CE), fought outside of Soissons, was an action in the ongoing rivalry between the two Merovingian queens, Brunhilda of Austrasia and Fredegund.
In the battle, Fredegund deploys her inferior forces against Brunhilda using Roman military tactics: she chooses the field of battle; and she uses subterfuge. Outnumbered, Fredegund bade her men to carry tree branches to camouflage each other, and to fasten bells to their horses so the opponent would think they were their own grazing horses. Fredegund's forces prevailed, and Brunhilda's army was slaughtered.[1][2]
The battle is the earliest documentation of 'moving woods' going to battle, which possibly inspired William Shakespeare's Macbeth.[2]
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