[gothic-l] Amalaswintha

[Tore Gannholm]

>Dianna,
>
>Amalaswintha was indeed a remarkable women,
>highly educated and a brilliant mind. She first married
>a Visigothic prince, but he soon died. Their son
>Atalarik was heir to the throne. A. reigned and a
>difference of opinion developed between A. and
>the Ostrogothic nobility. Atalrik died and the Gothic
>nobility had problems accepting a female ruler.
>She also, to their anger, sought reconciliation
>with Byzantium. She had some noblemen
>arrested and executed for being against her.
>That made her a number of dangerous enemies.
>Her cousin Teodahad was chosen as co-regent
>but he soon moved over to the enemy camp. He
>managed to have A. placed on an island, where
>she was murdered. Soon after Teodahad met
>the same faith.
>
>I have no info on involvement of Theodora, but
>don't think she was involved.
>
>Anyway the assassination of A. was the beginning
>of the end for the Ostrogothic kingdom.
>
>Source: Lars Hermodsson, _Goterna - ett krigarfolk
>och dess bibel_, Stockholm, Sweden: Atlantis, 1993.
>
>Hermodsson is a Swedish professor.

Hermodsson is a retired professor in the German (Deutsch) language, not in
history.
This is not his speciality. I have had some discussions with him on the
subject.
Tore

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>Gothically
>
>Bertil
>> I am a grad student in history. I have been working on a paper for one of
>> my classes on Thoedoric the Great. I became very interested in his daughter
>> Amalasuntha (various spellings). Does anyone here have any knowledge of
>> her. She ruled as "regent" while her son Athalric was a minor and after his
>> death she ruled alone until she appointed her cousin as co-ruler.
>> Subsequently, he locked her up on an island and she was killed by "three
>> men seeking revenge". I believe, as do many, that her co-ruler had her
>> killed. I also believe that Theodora, wife of Justinian had something to do
>> with it also. Does anyone else have any opinions?
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