Events Tagged: "treasure"

Gold of Tolosa discovered - Romans loot 100,000 pounds gold and 110,000 pounds silver from Celtic temples, treasure mysteriously vanishes

Sigurd slays dragon Fafnir - bathes in blood for invulnerability, understands bird speech (Germanic chronicles)

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

Beowulf dies fighting dragon - aged king battles fire-drake guarding treasure hoard, both die (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle tradition)

Destruction of Avar Ring - Charlemagne's son Pepin destroys Avar capital, immense treasure taken, Avars cease to exist