Theudimund

Theodimundus or Theudimund was a Byzantine official of Barbarian origins.

Biography

Theodimundus was the son of strategos Mauricius, a son of magister militum Mundus, himself a possible descendant of Attila the Hun.
He belonged to the barbarian military aristocracy fighting for the Byzantines in the Balkans. Theodimundus was active during the reign of Emperor Justinian. As a young man, he served in the Byzantine army during the Gothic [War |Gothic War] of 535-554 under Vitalius. He participated in the Battle of Treviso against the Gothic king Hildebad and barely escaped with his life, fleeing with his commander after the Byzantine defeat.