Valamir

For the village in Azerbaijan, see Vələmir.

Valamir (c. 420 – c. 465) was an Ostrogothic king in the ancient country of Pannonia from AD 447 until his death. During his reign, he fought alongside the Huns against the Roman Empire and then, after Attila the Hun's death, fought against the Huns to regain Ostrogothic independence.

Valamir was the son of Vandalarius and cousin to king Thorismund. A vassal under the overlordship of the Huns, Valamir participated in Attila's raids of the provinces of the Danube (447), and commanded the Ostrogothic contingent of Attila's force at the Battle of Chalons. With Attila's death (453), Valamir became the leader of the Goths settled in Pannonia. In the subsequent fight for independence from the Huns from 456 to 457, he defeated and routed the sons of Attila.

A dispute concerning annual tribute caused Valamir to lead the Goths against the Romans at Constantinople from 459 to 462, when the emperor Leo I agreed to pay the Goths a gold subsidy annually. During a Scirian raid, Valamir was thrown from his horse and killed.

Preceded by Thorismund

King of the Ostrogoths 447–465

Succeeded by Videmir

References

• A.H.M. Jones & J.R. Martindale, The Prosopography of the Later Roman Empire, Vol. II (AD 395 - 527) (1971 - 1980)