| Type: | Elite presence |
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| Certainty: | Certain |
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| From: | 587 |
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| To: | 588 |
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| Town: | Andernach |
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| Original text: | Antonnacensis castelli promptus ad arces inde per accedens sarcina pergo ratis. sint licet hic spatiis vineta in collibus amplis, altera pars plani fertilis extat agri: plus tamen illa loci speciosi copia pollet, alter quod populus fructus habetur aquis. denique dum praesunt reges in sedibus aulae ac mensae officio prandia festa colunt ... |
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| Translation text: | Thence, making for the towers of the citadel of Andernach, I press on my approach, the burden of craft. Although there are vineyards here in broad stretches on the hills, another area is of level tilled land; but the abundance of that beautiful place is all the greater because there is a second harvest for the people in the waters. Finally, while the royal couple preside on their thrones in the court and enjoy a festive banquet as a formal occasion ... |
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| Persons: |
| Role | Name | Reason type | Reason |
| Queen | Brunhild | Visit | royal boat trip on the Moselle |
| King | Childebert II | Visit | royal boat trip on the Moselle |
| Other | Venantius Fortunatus | Visit | royal boat trip on the Moselle |
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| Publications: | Roberts 1994 |
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