The notability of the name is due to Theoderic the Great, son of Theodemir, king of the Ostrogoths (454–526), who became a legendary figure of the Germanic Heroic Age as Dietrich von Bern. After the end of Late Antiquity, during the 6th to 8th century there were also several kings of the Franks called Theodoric (or Theuderic). Finally, there was an early Anglo-Saxon king of Bernicia called Theodric (also spelled Deoric, Old English ). Theodoric I (died 451), king of the Visigoths Theodoric II (died 466), king of the Visigoths Theoderic the Great (454–526), ruler of the Ostrogoths, Italy, and the Visigoths Theodoric Strabo (died 481) Theuderic I (died ca. 534), Frankish king Theuderic II (587–613), Frankish king Theuderic III (died 691), king of the Franks Theuderic IV (died 737), king of the Franks Theodric of Bernicia, 6th century Anglo-Saxon king Theodoric of Mont d'Hor died 533), disciple of Saint Remigius who became abbot of Saint-Thierry Abbey near Reims, France Saint Tewdrig (alternatively Tewdric or Theodoric) (c. 580 – c. 630), Welsh king of Gwent and Glywysing, who was martyred fighting the Saxons Theodoric, Bishop of Minden (died 880) Theodoric I, Bishop of Paderborn (died 916) Dirk I, Count of Holland (c. 870–928/944), in Latin Theodoric Dirk II, Count of Holland (920/930–988) High and late Middle Ages While the Anglo-Saxon name Theodric (Deoric, old form: th = d) became extinct in the Middle English period, it was adopted in Welsh as Tewdrig. The name remains popular in medieval German as Dietrich, and is adopted into French as Thierry. It is rendered in Medieval Latin as Theodoricus or as Theodericus. The Middle High German legend of Dietrich von Bern is based on the historical Theodoric, king of the Ostrogoths. The German Dietrich von Bern is reflected as Þiðrekr af Bern in the Old Norse Thidrekssaga. The medieval German legend gives rise to the Dietrich of the Renaissance era Heldenbücher. The Old Norse form of the name was Þjóðríkr (spelled þiaurikʀ on the 9th-century Rök runestone). This became Tjodrik in Middle Norwegian. The Dutch form Derek was used in England from the 15th century. Similarly, the Scandinavian Tjodrik is attested for the 12th century, but it is replaced by the Low German forms Ditrik, Dirk in the late medieval period. The spread of the Low German form to Middle Norwegian, Middle Danish and late Middle English or Early Modern English are part