The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire · Character
Wallia
Also known as King Wallia
- Supporting
- First seen · Book 1 · Ch. 143
There's a restless energy about him, the kind that belongs to men who measure kingdoms by the reach of their swords. His gaze carries the weight of distant shores and the hunger of a leader who has already seen too much of the world to be satisfied with what he has.
- Gender
- male
- Age
- Adult
- First appears
- Book 1 · Ch. 143
- Books
- 1
Wallia rose as King of the Visigoths following the death of Adolphus, inheriting both a crown and the restless ambitions of his people. He led his warriors from Barcelona across the Iberian Peninsula to the Atlantic, standing upon the rock of Gibraltar to gaze toward the African coast with dreams of conquest. Though his campaigns restored Spanish territories to the Roman emperor Honorius, his death would pass the Gothic sceptre to Theodoric, and through his daughter he would become grandfather to the powerful Ricimer.
Description
Wallia presents the image of a battle-hardened Gothic king, his warrior's frame evident beneath the fur-trimmed cloak of his station. His dark hair, touched with gray, frames a face marked by years of command, while his eyes hold the calculating intensity of a leader who has measured both opportunity and threat. A simple golden circlet marks his royal authority, and his bearing carries the unmistakable authority of one accustomed to leading men across vast distances.
Story so far
BOOK 1The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire / Table of Contents with links in the HTML file to the two Project Gutenberg editions (12 volumes)
Appearances
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