516 CE

The Council of Tarragona (modern Spain) is held. Hygelac, king of the Geats (Sweden), raids the Lower Rhine, and is defeated by a Frankish force led by Theudebert (according to the "History of the Franks"). Battle of Badon, British defeat of the Saxons, traditionally associated with King Arthur (traditional date).

In the 510s, the 6th century.

Conflict & Security

  • Hygelac, king of the Geats (Sweden), raids the Lower Rhine, and is defeated by a Frankish force led by Theudebert (according to the "History of the Franks").source
  • Battle of Badon, British defeat of the Saxons, traditionally associated with King Arthur (traditional date)source
  • Emperor Wu appoints Lý Tắc, a Jiaozhou's state official, as the governor. Lý Tắc then suppresses the rebellion of Lý Tông Lão, a former subordinate of Lý Nguyên Khải, the previous governor of Jiaozhou, then beheads him to bring his head to Jiankang, as an offering to the emperor.source

Religion & Belief

Births

  • Athalaric, king of the Ostrogoths (died 534)source
  • Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, Irish bishop (died 546)source

Deaths

  • Hygelac, king of the Geats (approximate date)source
  • Gundobad, king of the Burgundianssource
  • King Gundobad of the Burgundians dies peacefully after a 43-year reign, and is succeeded by his eldest son Sigismund.source
  • Oisc, king of Kent (approximate date)source
  • John, Coptic Orthodox patriarch of Alexandriasource