After their defeat at the
Battle of Lucofao in late 679 or early 680, Austrasian Dukes
Martin and
Pepin of Herstal fled the battlefield. Martin went to
Laon. Bishop Rieul and one Agilbert lured him to
Ecry on the pretext of negotiations with King
Theuderic III, giving false assurances, by swearing upon reliquaries that Martin did not know were empty. Trusting them, Martin went to Ecry where he and his supporters were killed. == References ==