Barbarians. The very mention of the name sparks images of fear, destruction, mystery, and even inspiration, and although there were many different types of barbarian groups and empires throughout history, one stands out among the rest. The Huns.
They started out as seemingly harmless nomadic peoples that craved the art of plundering, but with the coming of a merciless new ruler, nothing would ever be the same. The name of this blood-thirsty ruler is non other than Attila the Hun.
Known to his adversaries as “the scourge of god”(bos5), Attila…
Attila became one of the greatest conqueror of the ancient world because of the barbaric nature of his people, how he comes to power, and the great empires he threatens to destroy.
From the very first …show more content…
The Huns were still consitered seprate form eachother at this point, despite Ruga, Attila’s unckle’s, efforts. It was the next kingship that would bring a new nation together.
Attila the Hun was first “brought to kingship as a co-ruler by his brother Beta.” This partnering kingship was set up to where “the elder partner was responsible for general administrations, political, and [even] spiritual leadership, while the younger partner,” in this case Attila, “would lead the military forces”(Attila the Hun).
Almost immediately after Attila and beta united all their Hnuc tribes, they began conquering surrounding territories, soon“[engaging] in almost constant warfare with the eastern Roman Empire”(Attila the Hun).
At the peak of this brotherly kingship, a suspicious tragety occors when Attila’s brother Beta dies.
Some historians suggest that beta’s death in around 445a.d was due to a (I will find PD) freak hunting …show more content…
Sadly for Attila, he was only back home a year before he died of “a sudden nosebleed on the” very “evening of his marage to Ildiko”(Attila the Hun).
The entire Hun empire soon colapsed. Even though Attila had four sugsessors, none of them “was strong enuff to keep Attila’s allies subjected and his empire intact”(Attila the Hun).
Even tough he was one of the most barbaric and bloodthirsty man in history, he was one of the greatest warlords of all time. That of which he achieved through the brutality of the people he comanded, his iconic way of becoming king, and through the great cities and even entire countries he defeats.
The reason why such a brutal warlord as Attila the Hun is known well, and even admired, was because of what he gave the modern world, and that is his unique battle strategies that have aided many future battles, and decades after the huns fell, the Hungarians took their place, so, in a way, he did create a new
They started out as seemingly harmless nomadic peoples that craved the art of plundering, but with the coming of a merciless new ruler, nothing would ever be the same. The name of this blood-thirsty ruler is non other than Attila the Hun.
Known to his adversaries as “the scourge of god”(bos5), Attila…
Attila became one of the greatest conqueror of the ancient world because of the barbaric nature of his people, how he comes to power, and the great empires he threatens to destroy.
From the very first …show more content…
The Huns were still consitered seprate form eachother at this point, despite Ruga, Attila’s unckle’s, efforts. It was the next kingship that would bring a new nation together.
Attila the Hun was first “brought to kingship as a co-ruler by his brother Beta.” This partnering kingship was set up to where “the elder partner was responsible for general administrations, political, and [even] spiritual leadership, while the younger partner,” in this case Attila, “would lead the military forces”(Attila the Hun).
Almost immediately after Attila and beta united all their Hnuc tribes, they began conquering surrounding territories, soon“[engaging] in almost constant warfare with the eastern Roman Empire”(Attila the Hun).
At the peak of this brotherly kingship, a suspicious tragety occors when Attila’s brother Beta dies.
Some historians suggest that beta’s death in around 445a.d was due to a (I will find PD) freak hunting …show more content…
Sadly for Attila, he was only back home a year before he died of “a sudden nosebleed on the” very “evening of his marage to Ildiko”(Attila the Hun).
The entire Hun empire soon colapsed. Even though Attila had four sugsessors, none of them “was strong enuff to keep Attila’s allies subjected and his empire intact”(Attila the Hun).
Even tough he was one of the most barbaric and bloodthirsty man in history, he was one of the greatest warlords of all time. That of which he achieved through the brutality of the people he comanded, his iconic way of becoming king, and through the great cities and even entire countries he defeats.
The reason why such a brutal warlord as Attila the Hun is known well, and even admired, was because of what he gave the modern world, and that is his unique battle strategies that have aided many future battles, and decades after the huns fell, the Hungarians took their place, so, in a way, he did create a new