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Context: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Legio_IX_Hispana

The legion's disappearance is also the subject of the polarising 2010 film Centurion.

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[–] Egonallanon@feddit.uk 19 points 1 week ago (1 children)

They fought at the siege of Terra and went nuts after their primarch died, the curse haunts them forever more.

[–] deathmetal27@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

That is classified information for inquisitorial eyes only. Remain where you are and prepare to be servitorized.

[–] Hegar@fedia.io 10 points 1 week ago

Everyone wants it to be a military disaster, but that sort of thing tends to leave more evidence than we have. I've always felt some kind of boring bureaucratic end is more likely.

[–] snoons@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 week ago

They were corrupted by Chaos and cast away into the warp.

[–] k0e3@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 week ago

Can we knight this OP for actually providing context??

[–] Anchorxiety@reddthat.com 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

stationed in Britain

Well there's our answer. Scotland!

[–] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Laughs in incomprehensible Scottish noises

[–] toynbee@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

For more information on this, watch the 2011 documentary The Eagle.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

They followed one of the lost Primarchs.

Yes ! Context ! The 🐐

[–] bobo@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 week ago

They went through an interdimensional portal in order to help a bunch of Celts stop an invasion of light eating alien monsters.

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

The Scots happened to it!

[–] zell565@lemmus.org 2 points 1 week ago

They're in Alera with the Pokemon, Zerg and Khajiit!