Laudaricus
Sign in to savethumb|Battle of the Catalaunian Plains from a 13th-century miniature Laudaricus (died 451) was a prominent Hunnic chieftain and general active in the first half of the 5th century.
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- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Hunnic Empire
- Place of death
- Battle of the Maureaco Fields
- Occupation
- warrior
- Conflict
- Battle of the Maureaco Fields
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- date of death
- 0451-00-00
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thumb|Battle of the Catalaunian Plains from a 13th-century miniature Laudaricus (died 451) was a prominent Hunnic chieftain and general active in the first half of the 5th century.
==Biography== The Chronica Gallica of 511 under the year 451 noted him as Attila's blood relative (), who died at the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains in 451 AD. He was the Huns' highest ranking casualty at this battle. The outcome of the battle is uncertain, but Kim, pointing out that the death of a commanding general in battle often meant defeat at the time.
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