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Battle of Tolbiac

Historical Event

496 AD

Historical Event

Historical Accuracy

Historical battle (traditionally 496 AD). Supernatural events are fictional.

Historical Significance

Sources: - Gregory of Tours. Modern: Danuta Shanzer & Ian Wood, Guy Halsall.
Clovis's vow at Tolbiac, recorded decades later by Gregory of Tours, became the founding legend of Catholic France for over a thousand years.

Historical Era

496 AD · Clovis I vs. the Alemanni · The Battlefield Vow

Book I

Timeline: - 496 AD battle and vow. Witch's Rebirth Canon: - Book I, Ch. 26, explicitly titled 'Battle of Tolbiac 496 AD.'

496 AD · Clovis I vs. the Alemanni · The Battlefield Vow

Key Facts: - Gregory's account has Clovis's forces near collapse when he makes his vow - Traditional trigger for Clovis's conversion to Nicene Christianity

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