Heruli

M. Schafarck considers them descendants of the Hirri. of which Heruli is a diminutive, — Slawische Alter thinner —

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Italy at the time of the irruption of Odoacer, king of the Heruli, is eloquently described, in prose and verse, by a French poet, (Les

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

The fierce and formidable bands of the Heruli were attached to the person of Narses; 96 ten thousand

The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

Early in the sixth century at Heorot, the victors have won many battles, but none as sweet as defeating the forces of Heruli; they built this great hall to celebrate their conquest.

The Saga of Beowulf-R. Scott Johns « The Merry Genre Go Round Reviews 2008

When Attila came to ravage Italy in 452, by the same right which the Romans themselves had exercised over so many and such powerful nations; by the right of Clovis, of the Goths, of the Vandals, and the Heruli, the emperor sent Pope Leo I., assisted by two personages of consular dignity, to negotiate with that conqueror.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

Ostrogoths, Visigoths, Lombards, Heruli, etc., felt the necessity of something in the shape of laws.

A Philosophical Dictionary 2007

Heruli on their return to Norway after their defeat by the

The Nibelungenlied 2007

Italy, by oppressions and the ravages of barbarians, was left almost a desert without inhabitants; and the imperial armies consisted chiefly of barbarians, hired under the name of auxiliaries, as the Suevi, Alans, Heruli, Goths, and others.

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler

Many kings and princes of the Barbarians came to visit him, and among them Odoacer, king of the Heruli, then on his march for Italy.

The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March Alban Butler

Among the Heruli this idea was carried farther, a woman was obliged to strangle herself at the death of her husband, lest she should, afterwards marry another; so detestable was polygamy in the

Sketches of the Fair Sex, in All Parts of the World Anonymous