the full story, but the effects of Frankish intervention are clear enough." Childebert defeated the Visigothic army and took Narbonne. Amalaric fled south to Barcelona, where according to Isidore of Seville, he was assassinated by his own men. According to Peter Heather, Theoderic's former governor Theudis was implicated in Amalaric's murder, "and was certainly its prime beneficiary." As for Chrotilda, in Gregory's words, she died on the journey home "by some ill chance". Childebert had her body brought to Paris where she was buried alongside her father Clovis. External Links Notes Further reading Edward Gibbon, History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, Chapter 39 531 deaths Balt dynasty Assassinated Gothic people 6th-century murdered monarchs 6th-century Visigothic monarchs Year of birth unknown