Ascaric

Amphitheatre at Trier in which Ascaric and Merogais were executed along with numerous Frankish soldiers. Ascaric or Ascarich and Merogais (, ) were early Frankish war leaders, who are the earliest known leaders explicitly called Frankish, although the name of the Franks is earlier.

The Germanic name Ascaric is a compound of two elements, clearly identified as asca- "ash tree" and -riks "ruler".

Historical incident involving Ascaric and Merogais