Theoderic I. falls from his horse and is trampled by his own men at the Catalaunian Plains.

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Related Conflict :	Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
Perpetrator (Group) :	Origin: Visigothic, Age: adult, Activity: soldier
Victim (Person) :	Theoderic I. Origin: Visigothic, Age: old, Activity: monarch/ruler, Direct Consequence: death
Third Party (Person) :	Thorismud Origin: Visigothic, Age: adult, Activity: monarch/ruler, Reaction: grief
Third Party (Group) :	Origin: Visigothic, Age: adult, Activity: soldier, Reaction: grief
Level :	intrasocial
Source :	Jordanes, De origine actibusque Getarum 40.209Jordanes De origine actibusque Getarum 40.209 Paste CTS-Link
Time Periode :	Roman Empire
Century :	A.D. 5
Year :	A.D. 451
Context :	war/military campaign battle regicide
Motivation :	none/accident
Application :	trampling down
Weapon :	animals
Long-Term Consequence :	revenge coronation/inauguration
Original Text :	Hic Theodoridus rex dum adhortans discurrit exercitum, equo depulsus pedibusque suorum conculcatus vitam maturae senectutis conclusit.
Translation :	-
Edition :	Jordanes: De orgine actibusque Getarum. In: Iordanis Romana et Getica (MGH. Auct. ant. 5,1), pub. by Theodor Mommsen, Berlin 1882, p.53-138.
Remark :	context: Jordanes mentions an alternative narrative of Theoderic's death, described in: "Andag kills Theoderic I. with a missile in battle at the Catalaunian Plains." long-term consequence: The body of Theoderic is found by his sons and the visigothic soldiers among many bodies and given a burial. (41.214-215)
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