Attila was described as a short man with a large head and thin beard who knew both Latin and Goth and was a master negotiator. King Rugila died in 434 and was succeeded by his two nephews-brothers Attila and Bleda. They had amassed an enormous army made up of cavalry and infantry troops from various backgrounds.ġ978 "Gang of 19" activists occupy Denver intersection to protest inaccessibility on the city’s bus systemīut if the Romans had thought the Huns were brutal under Rugila’s rule, they hadn’t seen anything yet. In the 5th century, the Huns changed from a group of nomadic warrior tribes to a somewhat settled civilization living in the Great Hungarian Plain in eastern Europe. At one point, Rugila formed a treaty with the Roman Emperor Theodosius in which the Huns received a tribute from Theodosius in exchange for their army’s help in defeating the Goths. But by 432, Octar had been killed in battle and Rugila ruled alone. The Huns Uniteīy 430 A.D., the Hun tribes had united and were ruled by King Rugila and his brother, Octar. Some Roman Christians believed they were devils arrived straight from hell. By 395 A.D., they began invading Roman domains. Some of the Alans, Goths and Visigoths were conscripted into the Hunnic infantry.Īs the Huns dominated Goth and Visigoth lands, they earned a reputation as the new barbarians in town and seemed unstoppable. Two years later, they attacked the Ostrogoths, an eastern tribe of Germanic Goths who harassed the Roman Empire by frequently attacking their territories.īy 376, the Huns had attacked the Visigoths (the western tribe of Goths), and forced them to seek sanctuary within the Roman Empire. The Huns came on the historical scene in Europe during the late 4th century A.D when, in 370 A.D., they crossed the Volga River and conquered the Alans, another civilization of nomadic, warring horsemen. They looted and plundered and seldom took prisoners however, when they did, they enslaved them. The Huns killed men, women and children alike and decimated almost everything and everyone in their path. It’s reported that Hun parents placed binders on their children’s heads, which gradually deformed their skulls and gave them a menacing appearance. They also used battering rams to break through Roman defense walls.īut the Huns’ main weapon was fear. Thanks to their experience lassoing horses and cattle, the Huns skillfully lassoed their enemies on the battlefield, brutally tearing them off their horses and dragging them to a violent death. Their arrows could strike a man 80 yards away and seldom missed their mark. They were expert archers who used reflex bows made of seasoned birch, bone and glue. They moved fast and swiftly on the battlefield and fought in seeming disarray, which confused their foes and kept them on the run. The Huns took a unique approach to warfare. They lived off the land as hunter-gatherers, dining on wild game and gathering roots and herbs. They raised livestock but weren’t farmers and seldom settled in one area. Most Hun soldiers dressed simply but regally outfitted their steeds with saddles and stirrups trimmed in gold, silver and precious stones.
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