In a battle, Clovis's men ransacked a church and took away a precious golden cup.
The bishop of the church begged Clovis to return the gold cup, and Clovis agreed. However, according to the custom of Franks, booty is not distributed according to status. All soldiers, including the king himself, must decide the ownership of booty by drawing lots.
Before the draw, Clovis told the soldiers that those who hoped to get the gold cup would return it to the church. After saying his word, a soldier jumped out, loudly opposed Clovis's practice, and then smashed the golden cup with an axe.
Clovis didn't have an attack on the spot, but he also hated the soldier.
Soon, Clovis threw the soldier's axe to the ground on the pretext that it was not cleaned. When the soldier leaned over and picked up the axe, Clovis took out his tomahawk and chopped at the soldier, saying, "I will treat you like you used to treat the golden cup!" " "
Clovis's cold and bloody means frightened all the soldiers present, and the king's authority was established with the help of tomahawk and blood.