Aeblus, Ebalus, or Ebles was a
Frankish
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count in
Gascony
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early in the ninth century.
With
Aznar Sánchez, he led a large expedition across the
Pyrenees
The Pyrenees are a mountain range straddling the border of France and Spain. They extend nearly from their union with the Cantabrian Mountains to Cap de Creus on the Mediterranean coast, reaching a maximum elevation of at the peak of Aneto. ...
to re-establish control over
Navarre
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. After accomplishing their goals and entering
Pamplona
Pamplona (; ), historically also known as Pampeluna in English, is the capital city of the Navarre, Chartered Community of Navarre, in Spain.
Lying at near above sea level, the city (and the wider Cuenca de Pamplona) is located on the flood pl ...
with no resistance, they were defeated on the way back at the so-called "
Second Battle of Roncesvalles." Both he and Aznar were captured, but while Aznar (a
Basque
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) was released on account of his kinship with the captor leaders, Aeblus (a Frank) was sent prisoner to the
Emir of Córdoba
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, dying thereafter in captivity.
Sources
*
Astronomus.
Vita Hludovici imperatoris', ed. G. Pertz, ch. 2, in Mon. Gen. Hist. Scriptores, II, 608.
*
Einhard
Einhard (also Eginhard or Einhart; ; 775 – 14 March 840) was a Franks, Frankish scholar and courtier. Einhard was a dedicated servant of Charlemagne and his son Louis the Pious; his main work is a biography of Charlemagne, the ''Vita Karoli M ...
.
Vita Karoli Magni'. Translated by Samuel Epes Turner. New York: Harper and Brothers, 1880.
*Codera y Zaidín, F. "Expedición a Pamplona de los condes francos Elbo y Aznar," ''Colección de Estudios Árabes''. VII, 185 – 199.
*Collins, Roger. ''The Basques''. Blackwell Publishing: London, 1990.
*Lewis, Archibald R.
'. University of Texas Press: Austin, 1965.
Nobility of the Carolingian Empire
9th-century deaths
Year of birth unknown
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