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Adovacrius or Eadwacer was a leader who led a group of Saxons based in Gaul in the 5th century. He is mentioned by the historian Gregory of Tours.

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0500-01-01
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Adovacrius or Eadwacer was a leader who led a group of Saxons based in Gaul in the 5th century. He is mentioned by the historian Gregory of Tours.

==Sources== David Frye: Aegidius, Childeric, Odovacer and Paul. In: Nottingham Medieval Studies. 36, 1992, ISSN 0078-2122, S. 1–14. Edward James: The Franks. Blackwell, Oxford u. a. 1988, (The peoples of Europe). Penny MacGeorge: Late Roman Warlords. Oxford University Press, Oxford u. a. 2002, (Oxford classical monographs).

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