Anaolso (Latin: Anaolsus † 430) was a Visigoth optimate, who participated in a military campaign in 430, during the reign of Theodoric I, with the intention of taking Arles.

The only evidence in the sources we have of the existence of Anaolso is the Chronicon of Hidacio:

92: Per Aetium count, not far from Arles kind of Gothic hand goes out, Anaolso grab their legs. Hidacio, Chronicon

92: The Comitius [Count] Aetius exterminates, not far from Arelate [Arles], an armed group of Goths and captures Anaolso, his guide. Hidacio, Chronicon This military campaign reveals the freedom of action of the Visigothic nobility independently of the nobility, even after the foedus with Rome of 418. In fact, between this year and 439 have been verified several military actions of These committees could be enlisted as auxiliaries in the Roman armies in Aquitaine, negotiating directly with Rome. Notes

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