Ferdulf 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
| Sex | M |
| Floruit | E VIII |
| Variant Names | Ferdulfus |
| Ethnicity | Lombard |
| Locations | Forum Iulii (N. Italy) (officeplace);
Forum Iulii (N. Italy) (residence);
Forum Iulii (N. Italy);
Liguria (birthplace) |
| Titles | Dux, Forum Iulii (N. Italy) (office) |
| Textual Sources | Paulus Diaconus, Historia Gentis Langobardorum, ed. L. Bethmann and G. Waitz, MGH, Scr. Rer. Lang., pp. 12-187; also in MGH, Scr. Rer. Ger. 48, pp. 49-242 (history) |
Ferdulf 1 was a native of Liguria, he became dux of Forum Iulii after the death of Ado 3; he is described as a slippery and arrogant character ("Ferdulfus ducatum suscepit, qui de partibus Liguriae extitit, homo lubricus et elatus"); he is said to have so coveted the glory of a victory over the Slavs that he bribed Slav leaders to invade his territory; he had a quarrel with one of his own officers, Argait 1, as a result of which, when the Slavs invaded, Ferdulf 1, out of rivalry, led his army to destruction in a battle in which he and Argait both perished: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. VI 24. In this battle under Ferdulf ("quae sub Ferdulfo facta est") the two sons of Sicuald 1 perished: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. VI 45. Ferdulf was succeeded as dux of Forum Iulii by Corvolus 1: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. VI 25.
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