Walcari 1 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | M |
Floruit | E/M VIII |
Variant Names | Walchari; Waltari; Waltarius; Vulgari |
Ethnicity | Lombard |
Locations | Bononia (Aemilia) |
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) |
Walcari 1 was a Lombard leader stationed at Bononia with Peredeo 1 and Rotcari 1; attacked by a Roman force led by Agatho 8, they overwhelmed them and killed many, putting the remainder to flight: Paul. Diac., Hist. Lang. VI 54.
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