In 642, Slavic plunderers landed near Siponto on the Adriatic. Aiulf personally led his forces against the intruders, but his horse fell into a pit dug by the Slavs around their camp and he was surrounded and killed.
In 642, Slavic warriors attacked near Siponto on the Adriatic Sea.  Aiulf, leading his troops, was defeated when his horse fell into a trap set by the invaders. He was then surrounded and killed.