Tournai

Childeric I becomes king of Salian Franks - rules from Tournai, serves as Roman federate, father of Clovis

Childeric returns from exile - allegedly exiled for seducing Frankish women, returns with Thuringian queen Basina who becomes Clovis's mother

Birth of Clovis - son of Childeric and Basina, future unifier of Frankish tribes and conqueror of Gaul

Death of Childeric I - buried with rich grave goods (discovered 1653), 15-year-old Clovis inherits small kingdom around Tournai