Adelbold
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Adelbold was, according to 19th century historians, the second Duke of Frisia, and is now considered a fictional ruler of Frisia.
. A group of 1500 Vandals went west to the borders of Danmark
, which was at the time larger than it is now, but were driven away, after which they went south over Elbe
and Weser towards Frisia. They had already reached the Eem
when the Frisians appeared with all their power to prevent the enemy crossing the river. When both armies faced each other across the river, Titus Bojocalis together with eighthundred men crossed the Eem higher up the river and unexpectedly attacked the enemy, killing many of them and driving the remainder into the river. About four hundred of them crossed it swimming, but Adelbold killed most of them.
Adelbold, who contracted a debilitating disease after this victory, proposed the Frisians to appoint Titus as commander-in-chief in his stead. And so it came to be that Titus was elected Duke of the Frisians in 187. Shortly after he was thus promoted, Adelbold again regained his good health. Titus wanted to hand him the government back, but Adelbold, who together with his disease seemed to have lost his warriorlike character, rejected the offer and continued the rest of his life in quiet. He died in 208.
19th century biography
Adelbold, the second duke of Frisia, a son of Ascon, was a very unruly, warlike man, who kept himself busy with creating trouble between his neighbours and starting wars. He created battle schools, where Frisians boys of 15 years and older were educated in weaponry, and he sent his bastard brother Titus Bojocalis with auxiliary troops in the army of Emperor Marcus Aurelius against the VandalsVandals
The Vandals were an East Germanic tribe that entered the late Roman Empire during the 5th century. The Vandals under king Genseric entered Africa in 429 and by 439 established a kingdom which included the Roman Africa province, besides the islands of Sicily, Corsica, Sardinia and the Balearics....
. A group of 1500 Vandals went west to the borders of Danmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, which was at the time larger than it is now, but were driven away, after which they went south over Elbe
Elbe
The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg...
and Weser towards Frisia. They had already reached the Eem
Eem
The Eem is a river in the north of the Utrecht Province in the Netherlands with a length of approximately .The river is fed by the Vallei Canal and a number of Veluwe creeks, the most important of which are the Heiligenberger Beek, the Barneveldse Beek and the Lunterse Beek, all of which come...
when the Frisians appeared with all their power to prevent the enemy crossing the river. When both armies faced each other across the river, Titus Bojocalis together with eighthundred men crossed the Eem higher up the river and unexpectedly attacked the enemy, killing many of them and driving the remainder into the river. About four hundred of them crossed it swimming, but Adelbold killed most of them.
Adelbold, who contracted a debilitating disease after this victory, proposed the Frisians to appoint Titus as commander-in-chief in his stead. And so it came to be that Titus was elected Duke of the Frisians in 187. Shortly after he was thus promoted, Adelbold again regained his good health. Titus wanted to hand him the government back, but Adelbold, who together with his disease seemed to have lost his warriorlike character, rejected the offer and continued the rest of his life in quiet. He died in 208.