In real life, this man's companions included the philosopher Boethius, who was this man's magister.
In the Third Lay of Gudrun, Herika claims to have seen this figure sleeping with Gudrun. The Rok Stone calls this man the "Prince of the Maerings" and the "chief of sea-warriors". This man is the subject of an epic also called the "Vilkina Saga", which says that he has a servant named Detlef the Dane and a sword named Nagelring and recounts how he slays the giants Grim and Hild and captures the dwarf Alberich. In another work, a warrior formerly in the service of this man is forced by honor to fight his own son, who doesn't know that the champion he challenged is his father. Apart from being mentioned in the Lay of Hildebrand, this man appears in the Nibelungenlied as an exile in the court of King Etzel, where he captures Hagen and Gunther on behalf of Kriemhild. In real life, this man's companions included the philosopher Boethius, who was this man's magister. For ten points, name this King of the Ostrogoths who became a common subject of medieval Norse and Germanic legend, best known for overthrowing Odoacer and founding the Kingdom of Italy.
In the Third Lay of Gudrun, Herika claims to have seen this figure sleeping with Gudrun.
{Theodoric} the Great [accept: {Dietrich von Bern}, {Thjothrikr}, {Thjodrikr}, {Theodoricus}, {Theodric}, {Thithrekr}, {Thidrekr}]