Anaolsus (died 430) was a Visigothic chieftain who took part in a military campaign in 430, during the reign ofTheodoric I, with the intention of capturing Arles.
The only record we have of Anaolsus' existence comes from theChronicon ofHydatius:
92: Per Aetium comitem, haud procul deArelate, quaedam Gothorum manus extinguitur,Anaolso optimate eorum capto.
— Hydatius,Chronicon
92: Thecomitem [count] Aetius exterminated, not far fromArelate [Arles], an armed group of Goths andcaptured Anaolsus, their leader.
— Hydatius,Chronicon
This military campaign highlights the independence of action of the Visigothic nobility, even after the foedus with Rome in 418. In fact, between this year and 439, several military actions of independentcomitatus from royal power have been documented.[1] Thesecomitates could have been enlisted as auxiliaries in Roman armies in Aquitaine, negotiating directly with Rome.[2]