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The World of the Huns
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 "The Scourge of God": Attila the Hun
Historical Thread
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The man most of us associate with this people, Attila remains a figure of folklore and legend.
The man most of us associate with this people, Attila remains a figure of folklore and legend. But given his impact on the politics of the Roman Empire, he is also the Hun about whom we know the most. He inherited and enlarged the kingdom of the Huns, welding together many separate Hunnic, Iranian and Germanic tribes into a polyethnic coalition under his domination. For a time he was a substantial threat to the Empire - raiding the East many times and launching two great invasions of the West - but on his death his kingdom crumbled and the Huns were scattered and absorbed by other peoples.
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Ah, yes! (* Attila Scylding, Dec 28, 2007 - 00:11 ) A fun read on Attila (* Heraklia Aelius, Dec 27, 2007 - 21:05 ) Extended Version of Priscus at the court of Attila (* Attila Valerius, Nov 13, 2004 - 23:34 ) Pricus on Attila the Hun (* Attila Valerius, Nov 13, 2004 - 23:30 ) Attila and the Storks of Aquileia (* Thiudareiks Gunthigg, Feb 7, 2004 - 20:45 ) Has anybody seen the History Channel documentary? (* Yngvildr Scylding, Jan 26, 2004 - 20:45 ) Slave of the Huns - A Novel of Attila's Life and Times (* Thiudareiks Gunthigg, Dec 6, 2003 - 06:40 ) Cornellia's highly interesting theory on Attila (* Yngvildr Scylding, Feb 24, 2003 - 09:20 ) Feasting with Attila (* Thiudareiks Gunthigg, Nov 30, 2002 - 06:44 )|
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