Even the Sclavs began to rise against him; and, as a means of quelling them, he captured their leaders, passed a rope through their shanks, and delivered them to be torn asunder by horses pulling different ways.

So perished their chief men, punished for their stubbornness of spirit by having their bodies rent apart.

This kept the Sclavs duly obedient in unbroken and steady subjugation.
Meantime, the sons of Jarmerik's sister, who had all been born and bred in Germany, took up arms, on the strength of their grandsire's title, against their uncle, contending that they had as good a right to the throne as he.

The king demolished their strongholds in Germany with engines, blockaded or took several towns, and returned home with a bloodless victory.

The Hellespontines came to meet him, proffering their sister for the promised marriage.