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Lucius (Roman Emperor)

Emperor Lucius was killed in battle, struck in the body by a spear

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Emperor Lucius was killed in battle, struck in the body by a spear (Roman de Brut, Roman de Brut > War with Rome)

The identity of Lucius's killer was unknown; he was found dead among the fallen (Roman de Brut, Roman de Brut > War with Rome)

Lucius was found dead among the slain with a spear wound in his breast (Roman de Brut, Roman de Brut > War with Rome)

Roman de Brut

  • attestation: Emperor Lucius was killed in battle, struck in the body by a spear (Roman de Brut > War with Rome)

    "There Lucius, the emperor, fell on death, being smitten in the body by a spear"

  • attestation: The identity of Lucius's killer was unknown; he was found dead among the fallen (Roman de Brut > War with Rome)

    "I cannot tell who smote him down, nor of whose lance he was stricken"

  • attestation: Lucius was found dead among the slain with a spear wound in his breast (Roman de Brut > War with Rome)

    "the hurt within his breast was dealt him by a spear"

Appears in: Beings, Entities in Roman de Brut, Arthurian Tradition