In Book XII, Aeneas and Turnus duel to the death; Aeneas gains the upper hand amidst a noticeably Iliad-esque chase sequence (Aeneas pursues Turnus ten times round, between the walls of Latium and the lines of men, much as in the duel between Achilles and Hector), wounding Turnus in the thigh.

What book does Aeneas kill Turnus?

Aeneas is moved—but just as he decides to let Turnus live, he sees the belt of Pallas tied around Turnus's shoulder. As Aeneas remembers the slain youth, his rage returns in a surge. In the name of Pallas, Aeneas drives his sword into Turnus, killing him.

Does Aeneas kill Turnus?

1270-3), yet Aeneas, at the site of his fallen comrade's swordbelt on the shoulder of Turnus, fills with rage and kills Turnus without answering his request. ... Indeed, Aeneas lost his sense of duty and respect for his fellowman in the instant he took Turnus' life.