In one legend, this ruler used his axe to crush the head of a soldier a year after the soldier smashed a religious vase with an axe. He was made an honorary consul and patrician by Anastasius after a battle where he killed the king of the Visigoths. This ruler’s founding of a kingdom is chronicled in a history by Gregory of Tours, which details his victory over Syagrius at the Battle of Soissons. This son of Childeric I converted to Catholicism on the advice of his wife, Clotilde. For 10 points, name this Merovingian ruler who was the first king of the unified Franks.
In one legend, this ruler used his axe to crush the head of a soldier a year after the soldier smashed a religious vase with an axe. He was made an honorary consul and patrician by Anastasius after a battle where he killed the king of the Visigoths. This ruler’s founding of a kingdom is chronicled in a history by Gregory of Tours, which details his victory over Syagrius at the Battle of Soissons. This son of Childeric I converted to Catholicism on the advice of his wife, Clotilde. For 10 points, name this Merovingian ruler who was the first king of the unified Franks.
In one legend, this ruler used his axe to crush the head of a soldier a year after the soldier smashed a religious vase with an axe.