Talk:Gundobad
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His name is traditionally "Gundobald" (matching those many Germanic names ending in -bald; "Gundobad" is very unlikely). His father's name was Gundioc. The date of the latter's death is discussed: a number of sources date it to 463 rather than 473. He is responsible for the redaction of the Law of the Burgundian nation known as 'Lex Romana Burgundionum' (where "Romana" should be understood as "written" as opposed to customary and oral), or "Loi Gombette" in French. He was a Catholic christian, not an Arian, unlike many other Germanic kings of the time; and therefore his rule was quietly accepted by the local clergy. By the marriage of his niece Clotildis to Clovis, he became an ally of the Frankish King.
