The Huns, perhaps the most feared of all nomadic barbarian groups, originated in central Asia, in and around present-day Mongolia. After Mongolia, these “scarcely human”, almost ethereal barbarians made their way into Europe, and eventually into Rome (Kaplan). Their fiercely militaristic Hun leader, Attila, ironically died a non-warrior’s death in 453 by choking on his own blood. Without a leader, order collapses; consequently, the once-thriving Hun barbarian tribe fell apart in 459, and its people assimilated into surrounding cultures (“History.com Staff”). Opposing barbarians were relieved to see the aggressive group finally collapse, as they no longer had an underlying fear of being pillaged or defeated. Although they were militaristic
