AH01
On the direct Cushing ancestor heritage line AH01 From William Longfield Cushing b1876 leads to Theodoric I. Theodoric is famous for his part in defeating Attila (the Hun) at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains in 451, where he was killed. The Battle of Cataluanian Fields also called the Battle ofChalons has been described as one of the bloodiest military conflicts in history. The body of Theodoric wasn't found until the next day. According to Gothic tradition he was mourned and buried by his warriors on the battlefield. Theodoric became a revered figure in Western historiography, and served as an inspiration for J. R. R. Tolkien in his creation of king Théoden of Rohan in The Lord of the Rings and The Battle of the Pelennor Fields. Dates before 1500 are usually approximate as births and deaths were often not registered only names of children. I have used Wills, graves, encyclopaedia references, books and web sources such as Wikipedia and have only recorded on this tree plausible dates, the web is unfortunately full of impossible records!
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CHLOTHAR I König der Franken
INGUNDIS Queen of the Franks
Charibert de Haspengau, "Find A Grave Index"