Wikipedia -- "Merogais (Latin: Merogaisus, FR: Ragaise) was an early co-chief of the Bructeri (Frankish tribe),[1][2], along with Ascaric ... represents the earliest known Frankish ruler(s) [. . .] But "the very existence of Merogais depends on the manuscript reading of Johann Kaspar Zeuss." ... It could be that Ascaric is the only chieftain.
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