Iudila


Iudila or Judila was a Visigoth who carried out a rebellion against King Sisenand soon after the latter had overthrown Suinthila.
Knowledge of him comes from two coins with the inscription "Iudila Rex".
According to Caroline Humphrey, he was of Jewish origin. His birthname was Judah, Yehudah, but he was called Judila by the Goths. In medieval Jewish tradition, Suinthila is regarded as a good and tolerant but Sisenand returned to the anti-Jewish policy of King Sisebut.

In Art

Literature

Iudila is the protagonist of Marc Graham's novel, Son of the Sea, Daughter of the Sun.