thumb|Siconulf's effigy on a [[Solidus (coin)|solidus minted during his rule in Salerno]]
Siconulf (also
Siconolf,
Sikenolf,
Siconolfo, or
Siconulfus) was the first
prince of Salerno, the brother of
Sicard,
prince of Benevento (832-839), who was assassinated by
Radelchis. In response to Sicard's murder, the people of
Salerno proclaimed Siconulf prince in opposition to Radelchis. At the time Radelchis was holding Siconulf prisoner in
Taranto. A group of people from the cities of
Salerno and
Amalfi went there in disguise as Amalfian merchants and rescued Siconulf from prison, bringing him to Salerno.
It was Radelchis who first called in the aid of the
Saracens against Siconulf in 841, though Siconulf soon retaliated by doing the same against his opponent. The war lasted ten years, during which the Saracen ravages worsened and churches were despoiled. Finally, in 849, the
king of Italy,
Louis II, came down into
Southern Italy and confirmed the division of the Beneventan principality, forcing the two rivals to sign a peace and making Siconulf prince of Salerno. The major cities in the new principality were
Taranto,
Cassano,
Cosenza,
Paestum,
Conza,
Sarno, Cimitile (
Nola),
Capua,
Teano, and
Sora. He died soon after and was succeeded by his son
Sico.