ending of his domain, followers, and family, Odoacer left an important legacy, in that, he had laid the foundations for a great kingdom in Italy for Theodoric to exploit. Later portrayals The Old High German Hildebrandslied mentions Odoacer (as Otacher) as the person who drove Hildebrand from his home. The famous Old English poem 'Wulf and Eadwacer' has been thought to be a legendary retelling of part of Odoacer's story. Odoacer is depicted in Valerio Massimo Manfredi's 2002 novel The Last Legion, and portrayed by Peter Mullan in its 2007 film adaptation. The movie 476 A.D. Chapter One: The Last Light of Aries'' about Romulus Augustus's deposition by Odoacer, the Chieftain of the Ostrogoths, and the End of the Roman Empire, was released in 2013, by Ivan Pavletić. See also Alaric I Gaiseric Germanic peoples Barbarian invasions Notes References Sources Further reading 430s births 493 deaths 5th-century kings of Italy 5th-century Arian Christians 5th-century monarchs in Europe 5th-century murdered monarchs Germanic rulers Germanic warriors Thuringian people Sciri Huns Deaths by blade weapons Magistri militum of Hunnic descent Patricii Kings of Italian states Founding monarchs States and territories established in the 470s States and territories disestablished in the 5th century