Note DI — Sixth Book
Ernest Brehaut translation
P. 158, l. 8. Gundulf is a great-uncle of Gregory on his mother’s side. Hist. Franc. VI, 11. It is worth while remarking that he has a barbarian name. Gregory had found it convenient to discard his own name for one more closely associated with the episcopal office, and Gundulf on his side may have had a similar motive.