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Fastida 
Summary
Fastida[1] was a king of the Gepidae of the 3rd century. His battle against the Visigoths resulted in defeat, and was chronicled in Getica by Jordanes. He is the first Gepidic king whose name survives.
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- ^ Name of Germanic origin, containing the element fast- meaning "fixed, firm, secure", from Proto-Germanic *fastuz.
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- "The Gepids before Hun Rule"
- Jordanes, Getica, 97, 100.