Dear historians,

back in school, a teacher told us of a battle where opposing sides of the same peoples fought for supremacy. It should've been situated in Frankish Europe around the time of the Merovingians.

What was memorable was the death of a warlord or prince, who, in old pre-classic knight cavalry fashion threw javelin after javelin from his horse, his trusty shield bearer at his side. Shield after shield became full of enemy missiles and his serf would quickly hand him a fresh one. At one such crucial moment, just when his body was exposed, an enemy javelin pierced his heart and he sank from his mount, the battle lost.

I don't know if this anecdote was embellished by my teacher or not. Other than the heroic exchange of javelins there's nothing that I can remember.

Thank you for your time.