Ildico ( 453) was the last wife of the Hunnic ruler Attila.
Name Her name is probably Germanic, a diminutive form of the noun ("battle"), a common element in Germanic female names (e.g. Svanhildr, Brynhildr and Gunnhildr), and Hildr ("battle") was the name of a Valkyrie. Her name is thus reconstructed as *Hildiko ("little Hildr"), and it is probably preserved in *Grímhild or *Krēmhild, the name of Ildico's later legendary version.Gillespie, George T. (1973). Catalogue of Persons Named in German Heroic Literature, 700-1600: Including Named Animals and Objects and Ethnic Names. Oxford: Oxford University. . p. 21
Death of Attila According to Priscus, Attila died after the feast celebrating their marriage in 453, in which he suffered a severe nosebleed and choked to death in a stupor:
In Nordic literature In Germanic heroic legends, she corresponds to Guðrún/Kriemhild, and in the Norse versions she deliberately killed Attila, in revenge for the death of her kinsmen.
Portrayals She is played by Simmone Jade Mackinnon in the 2001 miniseries Attila.
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