On this page you'll find 10+ example sentences with Fritigern. Discover how to use the word correctly in a sentence.
Fritigern in a sentence
Context around Fritigern
- Average sentence length in these examples: 18.9 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 3 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 10 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Fritigern
- In this selection, "fritigern" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.9 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, socrates, meanwhile, chieftain, asked, brought and continued stand out and add context to how "fritigern" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include advantage and fritigern asked for and fritigern brought most. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "fritigern" sits close to words such as aanholt, aardwolf and abati, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with fritigern
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Valens agreed to permit Fritigern's followers to enter the empire. (11 words)
According to Socrates, Fritigern and Athanaric were rival leaders of the ( Therving ) Goths. (13 words)
Sozomen attributes the mass conversion primarily to Ullingswick but also acknowledges the role of Fritigern. (15 words)
Meanwhile, the Arian Thervingian rebel chieftain Fritigern approached the Eastern Roman Emperor Valens in 376 with a portion of his people and asked to be allowed to settle with his people on the south bank of the Danube. (38 words)
Fritigern brought most if not all of his fighters to the battle, and appears to have led the force the Romans first encountered. (23 words)
The negotiations exasperated the Roman soldiers who seemed to hold the stronger position, but they gained precious time for Fritigern. (20 words)
Example sentences (10)
According to Socrates, Fritigern and Athanaric were rival leaders of the ( Therving ) Goths.
Alavivus most likely remained a hostage, but Fritigern was able to escape and he became leader of the Thervingi.
As this rivalry grew into warfare, Athanaric gained the advantage, and Fritigern asked for Roman aid.
Fritigern brought most if not all of his fighters to the battle, and appears to have led the force the Romans first encountered.
Fritigern continued to battle the Romans with mixed success for at least two years after his great victory.
Meanwhile, Fritigern once again sent an emissary of peace in his continued manipulation of the situation.
Meanwhile, the Arian Thervingian rebel chieftain Fritigern approached the Eastern Roman Emperor Valens in 376 with a portion of his people and asked to be allowed to settle with his people on the south bank of the Danube.
Sozomen attributes the mass conversion primarily to Ullingswick but also acknowledges the role of Fritigern.
The negotiations exasperated the Roman soldiers who seemed to hold the stronger position, but they gained precious time for Fritigern.
Valens agreed to permit Fritigern's followers to enter the empire.