. ▁His ▁relative ▁The od orus ▁was ▁host age ▁at ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁the ▁King ▁of ▁Vis ig oth s , ▁The odor ic ▁I . ▁In ▁ 4 2 5 / 4 2 6 ▁Av it us ▁went ▁and ▁met ▁him ▁and ▁the ▁King , ▁who ▁let ▁Av it us ▁enter ▁his ▁own ▁court . ▁Here , ▁around ▁ 4 3 9 , ▁Av it us ▁met ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁The odor ic , ▁The odor ic ▁II , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁King . ▁Av it us ▁inspired ▁the ▁young ▁The odor ic ▁to ▁study ▁Latin ▁po ets . ▁ ▁He ▁then ▁started ▁a ▁military ▁career ▁serving ▁under ▁the ▁mag ister ▁milit um ▁A et ius ▁in ▁his ▁campaign ▁against ▁the ▁J uth ung i ▁and ▁the ▁Nor ics ▁( 4 3 0 – 4 3 1 ) ▁and ▁against ▁the ▁Burg und ians ▁( 4 3 6 ). ▁In ▁ 4 3 7 , ▁after ▁being ▁elev ated ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁vir ▁ill ust ris , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁A vern ia , ▁where ▁he ▁held ▁a ▁high ▁office , ▁probably ▁mag ister ▁milit um ▁per ▁Gal lias . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁same ▁year ▁he ▁defeated ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁H unn ic ▁ra iders ▁near ▁Cl erm ont ▁and ▁obliged ▁The odor ic ▁to ▁lift ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Nar bon ne . ▁In ▁ 4 3 9 ▁he ▁became ▁Pra et or ian ▁pre fect ▁of ▁Ga ul ▁and ▁renew ed ▁the ▁friendship ▁treat y ▁with ▁the ▁Vis ig