Talk:Ildibad

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You've forgotten Eraric, who briefly succeeded Ildibad. john 22:57 26 May 2003 (UTC)

Infobox

Should there be an infobox on this page or Is there not enough information to warrant one? Reason being, i feel infobox applications are sometimes inconsistent on wikipedia. Example, half of the Visigoth kings have infoboxes and half don't. Jake the brain (talk) 16:17, 11 December 2022 (UTC)

GA review

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This review is transcluded from Talk:Ildibad/GA1. The edit link for this section can be used to add comments to the review.

Nominator: A.Cython (talk · contribs) 08:47, 4 July 2026 (UTC)

Reviewer: ActuallyElite (talk · contribs) 20:03, 8 July 2026 (UTC)

I will be reviewing this article. A quick skim is telling me this won't take long.

GA review (see here for what the criteria are, and here for what they are not)

Nominator has 36.6% authorship

1. It is reasonably well written.

   a (prose, spelling, grammar, and understandability): b (MoS for lead, layout, word choice, fiction, and lists):

   Article is easy to understand with a clear layout.

2. It is factually accurate and verifiable, as shown by a source spot-check.

   a (reference section): b (inline citations to reliable sources): c (OR): d (copyvio and plagiarism):

   Earwig gives me a 13.0% similarity, with the only thing being flagged down being from the references section. I also did a quick source spot-check and found it good from there too.

3. It is broad in its coverage.

   a (major aspects): b (focused):

   Doesn't go into unnecessary detail about Ildibad and stays on the subject.

4. It follows the neutral point of view policy.

   Fair representation without bias:

   No bias found

5. It is stable.

   No edit wars, etc.:

   Very stable article

6. It is illustrated by images and other media, where possible and appropriate.

   a (images are tagged and non-free content have non-free use rationales): b (appropriate use with suitable captions):

   The only picture is free to use and has a good caption.

7. Overall:

   Pass/Fail:

   Very nice article, I told you it would go by fast.

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Did you know nomination

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• ... that the Gothic king Ildibad was murdered by one of his bodyguards whose love interest Ildibad had married off to someone else?

• Source: Heather, Peter (2018). Rome Resurgent: War and Empire in the Age of Justinian p. 254 As Procopius tells it, they hired as hitman one Velas, a Gepid whose Gothic lover had been married off to a third party by Ildebadus during Velas’s absence in a Roman prison camp. He cut off Ildebadus’s head so suddenly at dinner that his hand was still holding the food as his head hit the ground.

• • ALT1: ... that the Gothic king Ildibad was struck so suddenly by one of his bodyguards that when his head fell to the ground, his hand was still holding the food he had been eating? Source: Heather, Peter (2018). Rome Resurgent: War and Empire in the Age of Justinian p. 254 As Procopius tells it, they hired as hitman one Velas, a Gepid whose Gothic lover had been married off to a third party by Ildebadus during Velas’s absence in a Roman prison camp. He cut off Ildebadus’s head so suddenly at dinner that his hand was still holding the food as his head hit the ground.
  • Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/The 20/20 Experience

Improved to Good Article status by A.Cython (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 31 past nominations.

A.Cython(talk) 20:44, 15 July 2026 (UTC).

• Will review this. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:11, 15 July 2026 (UTC)

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: Done.

Overall: Article looks good. Nice work. Both hooks are interesting, promoter can choose which to use. BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:28, 15 July 2026 (UTC)