CHILDERIC I  . (c . 437-481), See also:

• KING
• KING (O. Eng. cyning, abbreviated into cyng, cing; cf. O. H. G. chun- kuning, chun- kunig, M.H.G. kiinic, kiinec, kiinc, Mod. Ger. Konig, O. Norse konungr, kongr, Swed. konung, kung)
• KING [OF OCKHAM], PETER KING, 1ST BARON (1669-1734)
• KING, CHARLES WILLIAM (1818-1888)
• KING, CLARENCE (1842–1901)
• KING, EDWARD (1612–1637)
• KING, EDWARD (1829–1910)
• KING, HENRY (1591-1669)
• KING, RUFUS (1755–1827)
• KING, THOMAS (1730–1805)
• KING, WILLIAM (1650-1729)
• KING, WILLIAM (1663–1712)

king of the Salian See also:

• FRANKS
• FRANKS, SIR AUGUSTUS WOLLASTON (1826-1897)

Franks, succeeded his See also:

• FATHER

father Merwich (Merwing) as king about . 459 . With his tribe he was established around the See also:

• TOWN

town of See also:

• TOURNAI (Flemish Doornik)

Tournai, on lands which he had received as a foederalus of the See also:

• ROMANS
• ROMANS, EPISTLE TO THE

Romans, and for some See also:

• TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
• TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
• TIME, STANDARD

time he kept the See also:

• PEACE
• PEACE, BREACH OF THE

peace with his See also:

• ALLIES, THOMAS WILLIAM (1813-1903)

allies . About 463, in See also:

• CONJUNCTION (from Lat. conjungere, to join together)

conjunction with the See also:

• ROMAN

Roman See also:

• GENERAL
• GENERAL (Lat. generalis, of or relating to a genus, kind or class)

general Egidius, he fought against the Visigoths, who hoped to extend their dominion along the See also:

• BANKS, GEORGE LINNAEUS (1821-1881)
• BANKS, NATHANIEL PRENTISS (1816–1894)
• BANKS, SIR JOSEPH
• BANKS, THOMAS (1735-1805)

banks of the See also:

• LOIRE

Loire; after the See also:

• DEATH

death of Egidius he assisted See also:

• COUNT (Lat. comes, gen. comitis, Fr. comte, Ital. conte, Span. conde)

Count See also:

• PAUL
• PAUL (PAULUS)

Paul in attempting to check an invasion of the See also:

• SAXONS

Saxons . Paul having perished in the struggle, Childeric delivered See also:

• ANGERS

Angers from some Saxons, followed them to the islands at the mouth of the Loire, and massacred them there . He also stopped a See also:

• BAND

band of the See also:

• ALAMANNI, or ALEMANNI, LUIGI (1495-1556)
• ALAMANNI, or ALLEMANNI

Alamanni who wished to invade See also:

• ITALY
• ITALY (Italia)

Italy . These are all the facts known about him . The stories of his See also:

• EXPULSION (Lat. expulsio, from expellere)

expulsion by the Franks; of his stay of eight years in Thuringia with King See also:

• BASIN, or BASON (the older form bacin is found in many of the Romanic languages, from the Late Lat. baccinus or bacchinus, probably derived from bacca, a bowl)
• BASIN, THOMAS (1412—1491)

Basin and his wife Basine; of his return when a faithful servant advised him that he could safely do so by sending to him See also:

• HALF

half of a piece of See also:

• GOLD
• GOLD [symbol Au, atomic weight 195.7(H = 1),197.2(0 =16)]

gold which he had brokenwith him; and of the arrival at Tournai of See also:

• QUEEN
• QUEEN (O.E. cwen, wife, related to "quean," O.E. cwene, a hussy; cf. Gr. yvvi7: from root gan-, to produce; cf. genus, " kin," &c.)

Queen Basine, whom he married, are entirely legendary . After the fall of the Western See also:

• EMPIRE

Empire in 476 there is no doubt that Childeric regarded himself as freed from his engagements towards See also:

• ROME
• ROME (Roma)

Rome . He died in 481 and was buried at Tournai, leaving a son See also:

• CLOVIS [Chlodovech] (c. 466-511)

Clovis (q.v.), afterwards king of the Franks .

His See also:

• TOMB (Gr. Tuµ/3a, Tuµ(3os, probably allied to Lat. tumulus, literally a swelling, tumere, to swell)

tomb was discovered in 1653, when numerous See also:

• PRECIOUS (O. Fr. precios, mod. precieux, Lat. pretiosus, of high value or price, pretium)

precious See also:

• OBJECTS

objects, arms, jewels, coins and a See also:

• RING (O.E. hring; a word common to Teutonic languages; and probably cognate with the Lat. circus, Gr. KtpKOS or KpLKOS, Skt'. chakra, wheel, circle, cf. also " harangue "); in art, a band of circular shape of varying sizes, made of any material and used f

ring with a figure of the king, were found .