584 - Definition and Overview

Events

• The Visigoths conquer the Suevi kingdom in Spain.
• Clotaire II, son of Chilperic I of Neustria, reunites the Frankish kingdom
• Kubrat becomes king of the Bulgars (approximate date).
• After a ten year interregnum, the Lombards elect Authari as their king.
• The Lombards sack Monte Cassino.
• The Avars sack Belgrade.

Births

• Edwin of Northumbria
• Khalid bin Walid, Muslim soldier

Deaths

• Chilperic I of Neustria