Talk:Bisinus

DeMartelly

The relationship between Bisinus and Childeric is interesting. Childeric, though exiled, is king at Souissons, an is the younger son of Merovech. Merovech chose the side of Aetius while his brother (according to Gregory of Tours) chose Attila as did the Thuringians. The exile may have been an attempt to rectify the bad choice of Thuringia.

The dynamics between Childeric and Bisinus in which Childeric manages to attract his wife are interesting. Both Gregory and Gibbon pass over the eight year period without comment. Is there any information on this? lou@demartelly.com —Preceding unsigned comment added by DeMartelly (talk • contribs) 01:29, 12 November 2009 (UTC)

unclear

What is this trying to say? (Who is Bisinus of Gregory? Which one is the rest of the paragraph talking about?) RJFJR (talk) 15:44, 26 February 2011 (UTC)

The historical Bisinus bears some resemblance to the Bisinus of Gregory, but the details are different.

That's not the unclear part. "Bisinus of Gregory" refers to the version of Bisinus according to Gregory of Tours as mentioned in the article. This is contrasted with the true "historical" version of Bisinus. The problem is that nothing is said of where this historical version comes from, and why it's any more authentic than Gregory's version. Chuck Entz (talk) 10:11, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Lombardic???

Why are we showing a Lombardic form of his name??? The whole article is written as if there are other sources that are better than Gregory of Tours, so what would they be?--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 08:33, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

I can see mention of ancient primary sources on the Dutch and German version, but both those articles are saying the Bisinus with the Lombardy connection must have been a different person, from a century later?--Andrew Lancaster (talk) 10:11, 18 August 2019 (UTC)

The first husband of Menia is called Pisen and Pissa in the Chronicon Gothanum. B → P sure looks like Lombardic influence, but I'm not sure that's any reason to identify that form of the name as Lombardic.
In answer to your question on my talk page: I have located a primary source. The Vita sanctae Radegundis of Venantius Fortunatus actually says Radegundis natione barbara de region Thoringa, avo rege Bessino, patruo Hermenfredo, patre rege Bertechario, indicating that her grandfather was Bisinus and her father Bertechar. Srnec (talk) 01:10, 19 August 2019 (UTC)