Glom (fl. 528) was a Hun sub-king, or tribe king. He fought for the Sasanian Empire in the late 520s.
Biography Glom was a king of a section of the Huns. He became an ally of Persian king Kavad I and in 528 fought for him against the queen of the Hunnish tribe of the Sabirs, a woman named Boa (Boarez/Boarek), the widow of Balaq. He was defeated by Boa while marching to aid the Persians against the Romans.
Etymology His name might be of Iranian origin.Justi, Ferdinand (1895). Iranisches Namenbuch . Marburg: NG Elwertsche Verlagsbuchhandlung, p. 112.
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