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247:*𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰𐍂𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (*þiudareiks). Anglicized spellings of the name during Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages include
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in the 5th century, it became widespread in the
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died 533), disciple of Saint
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535:(454–526), who became a legendary figure of the
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834:, a travelogue and pilgrim's guide book of Palestine
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840:(died 1219), missionary and first bishop of Livonia
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1044:"Some Names and Epithets in "Culhwch ac Olwen""
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671:(c. 870 – 928/944), in Latin Theodoric
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591:(died 466), king of the Visigoths
585:(died 451), king of the Visigoths
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