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Rodulf was a Germanic chieftain or petty king of the Migration Period, who briefly appears in Roman sources. Although it is not conclusive that the sets of accounts actually refers to the same king, he is always principally notable for his connection to the Ostrogothic king and ruler of Italy, Theodoric the Great. Rodulf, a Scandinavian-Gaut〔Wolfram (2004) p. 49〕 generally held to be described as king of one or more tribes in Scandza (in modern-day Norway), is mentioned in the ''Getica'' of Jordanes to have spurned and left his former kingdom to seek the sanctuary of Theodoric the Great in Ravenna, probably around 500. In other sources, a king of the Heruli tribe appears as an adopted "son in arms" of Theodoric. The Heruli king, in this context called Rodulf, died in battle against the Lombards around 508 after he had become an ally to Theodoric. Due to the similarity of the circumstances, it has been suggested that the various accounts describes the same individual, although this remains a disputed issue among historians. Another debated issue is whether Rodulf could be the background for certain aspects of later heroic poetry, possibly including the Norse saga character Hrólfr Kraki. ==King in Scandza== King Rodulf (''Roduulf rex'')〔 of the Ranii tribe appears in the ''Getica'' (''De origine actibusque Getarum''; "The Origin and Deeds of the Goths") of the Roman historian Jordanes. Building on the now lost ''Historia Gothorum'' ("History of the Goths") of Cassiodorus, Jordanes wrote his account at the request of Theodoric the Great, King of the Ostrogoths and ruler of Italy.〔Helle (2003) p. 82〕 In the ''Getica'', it is said that Rodulf spurned his own kingdom,〔Maenchen-Helfen (1973) p. 487〕 namely that of the "Ranii" tribe (as transliterated in extant copies of the work, should probably be read Raumi,〔Thurston (1996) p. 111〕 from Romsdal;〔Fouracre (2005) p. 501, Skre (2008) p. 257, Thurston (1996) p. 111〕 alternatively identified with Rånrike〔Marold and Zimmermann (1995) p. 78〕 or Romerike,〔Nordgren (2004) p. 464〕 although these are mentioned earlier.) He therefore fled, likely together with a band of warriors,〔Skre (2008) p. 288〕 to seek the sanctuary and support of Theodoric in Ravenna around 500.〔 It is unclear whether he was king of the Ranii tribe alone, or if he ruled all, or any other〔Skre (2008) p. 257〕 of the tribes described in the same context (as being the neighbours to the Heruli, who were driven from their homes), namely the "Granii, Augandzi, Eunixi, Taetel, Rugii, Aprochi."〔 This list has been transliterated to mean the "Grannii, A()gandzi, Eunixi Since the tribes are listed only in the context of being neighbours to the Heruli in the latter's former homeland, historian Otto J. Maenchen-Helfen thought it to be a linguistic error to interpret Rodulf as king of the tribes mentioned, instead holding that Rodulf should actually be read as king of the Heruli, as part of the greater context.〔 Assuming that Rodulf had ruled all the tribes mentioned, historian Axel Kristinsson has speculated that it could have been natural for Rodulf to seek out some of his kinsmen, namely the southern Rugians who had joined the Ostrogoths as the Rogii sub-tribe after their kingdom was destroyed in 487.〔Kristinsson (2010) p. 225〕 Historian A. H. Merrills, on the other hand, has proposed the possibility that placing Rodulf's origin with the Scandinavian tribes could have been politically motivated. Since Theodoric sought to expand his connections in the north at the time, his support of a northern exile would have given him significant benefits.〔Merrills (2005) p. 129〕 Some modern historians have speculated that it could have been Rodulf, or potentially some of his subjects, who provided Cassiodorus or Jordanes with the information for their extensive lists and details of Scandinavian peoples and tribes.〔Christensen (2002) pp. 270–271, Fouracre (2005) p. 501, Skre (1998) p. 256, Goffart (2009) p. 64 and Merrills (2005) pp. 128–129〕 In any case, Rodulf was not the only Nordic warlord who visited the Goths and potentially could have provided knowledge about Scandinavian tribes.〔Skre (1998) pp. 256–257〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rodulf (petty king)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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