Glom (
fl. 528)[1] was a
Hun sub-king, or tribe king. He fought for the
Sasanian Empire in the late 520s.
Biography
Glom was a king of a section of the Huns.[2] He became an ally of Persian king
Kavad I and in 528 fought for him against the queen of the Hunnish tribe of the
Sabirs, a woman named Boa (Boarez/Boarek),[3] the widow of Balaq.[4][5] He was defeated by Boa while marching to aid the Persians against the Romans.[2]
Golden, Peter Benjamin (2013).
"Some Notes on the Etymology of Sabirs". In Alexander A. Sinitsyn; Maxim M. Kholod (eds.). Κοινον Δωρον - Studies and Essays in Honour of Valery P. Nikonorov on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday presented by His Friends and Colleagues. St. Petersburg State University - Faculty of Philology. pp. 49–55.
Glom (
fl. 528)[1] was a
Hun sub-king, or tribe king. He fought for the
Sasanian Empire in the late 520s.
Biography
Glom was a king of a section of the Huns.[2] He became an ally of Persian king
Kavad I and in 528 fought for him against the queen of the Hunnish tribe of the
Sabirs, a woman named Boa (Boarez/Boarek),[3] the widow of Balaq.[4][5] He was defeated by Boa while marching to aid the Persians against the Romans.[2]
Golden, Peter Benjamin (2013).
"Some Notes on the Etymology of Sabirs". In Alexander A. Sinitsyn; Maxim M. Kholod (eds.). Κοινον Δωρον - Studies and Essays in Honour of Valery P. Nikonorov on the Occasion of His Sixtieth Birthday presented by His Friends and Colleagues. St. Petersburg State University - Faculty of Philology. pp. 49–55.