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Attila, frequently called Attila the Hun and also known by his nickname The Scourge of God, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in early 453. He was also the leader of an empire consist
King Attila (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)
Figure of Attila in a museum in Hungary
A reconstructed Hun warrior (Hungarian National Museum, Attila exhibition, 2026)
Mór Than's 19th century painting of The Feast of Attila, based on a fragment of Priscus
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The Huns were a nomadic people who lived in Central Asia, the Caucasus, and Eastern Europe between the 4th and 6th centuries CE. According to European tradition, they were first reported living east o
Attila
…Attila ( ə-TIL-ə or AT-il-ə; c. 406 – 453), frequently called Attila the Hun and also known by his nickname The Scourge of God, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in early 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Gepids, among others, in Central…
Arrival of the Huns in Pannonia (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)
The depicted battle is the legendary Battle of Zeiselmauer when the Huns conquered Pannonia from the Romans (Chronicon Pictum, 1358)
Raphael's The Meeting between Leo the Great and Attila depicts Pope Leo I, escorted by Saint Peter and Saint Paul, meeting with the Hun emperor outside Rome