Attila the Hun
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Attila the Hun

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Attila the Hun

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If the extraordinary individual, who styled himself not unjustly the scourge of God and terror of the world, had never existed, the history of the Huns would have been very little more interesting to us at the present epoch, than that of the Gepidae, or Alans, or any of the chief nations that were assembled under his banner; but the immensity of the exploits, and the still greater pretensions of that memorable warrior, render it a matter of interest to know the origins of his power, and the very beginnings from which his countrymen had arisen, to threaten the subjugation of the civilized world, and the extirpation of the Christian religion. There has probably existed, before or since the time of Attila, but one other potentate, who, in his brief career, passed like a meteor over Europe, building up an empire, that was maintained by his personal qualities, and crumbled to atoms the moment he was withdrawn from it, leaving, however, consequences of which it is difficult to calculate the extent or termination...

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Information

Publisher
Ozymandias Press
Year
2018
eBook ISBN
9781531265625
Topic
History
Subtopic
European Medieval History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. 1.-Introduction.
  2. 2. Origin of the Huns; fabulous account.
  3. 3. Language of the Huns uncertain
  4. 4. Habits and manners of the Huns in the 4th Century.
  5. 5. Chinese accounts of the Huns.
  6. 6. Hunnish kingdom from 210 BC, till the 4th Century.
  7. 7. Nations bordering on the Huns before they entered Europe.
  8. 8. Entrance of the Huns into Europe. Reign of Balamer. King Box.
  9. 9. Bela, Cheve, Cadica, kings of the Huns.
  10. 10. Mundiuc. Huldin. Radagais.
  11. 11. Charato.
  12. 12. Aetius
  13. 13. Rhuas.
  14. 14. Rhuas and Octar. Obarses.
  15. 15. Burgundians.
  16. 16. Exploits of Aetius.
  17. 17- Death of Rhuas. Attila (his accession).
  18. 18. Attila (his age)
  19. 19. Treaty of Margus. Mama and Atakam.
  20. 20. Princess Honoria. Sorosgi. Litorius
  21. 21. Capture of Margus, Viminacium, Ratiara
  22. 22. Comet and pestilence in 44. Defeat of Arnegisclus at the Chersonese. Peace concluded by Anatolius
  23. 23. Resistance of the Azimunthians.
  24. 24. Sword of the War-God. Style and pretensions of Attila. Engaddi. Danes. Second Moses in Crete. St. Patric
  25. 25. Murder of Bleda. Predicted duration of the Roman empire.
  26. 26. Attila overruns all Thrace. Arnegisclus slain in battle. Trace concluded. Attila chastises the Acatzires. Curidach.
  27. 27. Embassies to Constantinople to redemand the refugees.
  28. 28. EdƩcon sent to Constantinople with Orestes. Chrysaphius. Maximin, Priscus, Bigilas. Agintheus.
  29. 29. Cross the Danube, and reach the tents of Attila
  30. 30. Proceed northward. Attila marries Eskam.
  31. 31. Storm, and village where dwelt a widow of Bleda
  32. 32. Situation of the residence of Attila.
  33. 33. Hrings of Avares or Huns which were destroyed by Pepin under Charlemagne.
  34. 34. Observations of a Hun on the state of the empire.
  35. 35. Onegesius. Kreka. Extent of Attilaā€™s power in the North, extending to the confines of the Medes.
  36. 36. Banquet to which the ambassadors were invited by Attila.
  37. 37. Rekan. Constantius.
  38. 38. Berich accompanies the ambassadors on their return
  39. 39. Return of Bigilas.
  40. 40. His son sent to Constantinople.
  41. 41. Mission of Nomus and Anatolius.
  42. 42. Mission of Apollonius.
  43. 43. Death of Theodosius. Marcian. Honoria.
  44. 44. Views of Attila on Gaulā€”Court in Thuringia.
  45. 45. Eudoxius. Bagauds. Meroveus. Alberon.
  46. 46. Merovingians. Kingdom of Cameracum
  47. 47. Valentinian excites Theodoric against Attila.
  48. 48. Attila advances against Gaul.
  49. 49. Aetius prepares to oppose him. Note concerning Danes.
  50. 50. Siege of Orleans.
  51. 51. Retreat of Attila to the Catalaunian plain.
  52. 52. A hermit declares him to be the Scourge of God.
  53. 53. Battle of ChĆ¢lons.
  54. 54. Retreat of the Visigoths.
  55. 55. Sacrifice to the Sword-God. Entrance into Troyes.
  56. 56. Eutropia. St. Ursula and the tale of the slaughtered virgins.
  57. 57. Return to Pannonia. Attila advances against Italy.
  58. 58. Enters Carnia.
  59. 59. Aquileia.
  60. 60. Construction of Hunnium.
  61. 61. Capture of Aquileia.
  62. 62. Surrender of Ravenna. Marullus the Calabrian poet.
  63. 63. Florence. Brescia.
  64. 64. Embassy from Rome.
  65. 65. Honoria.Retreat of Attila.
  66. 66. Erroneous statement of Jornandes.
  67. 67.Death of Attila.
  68. 68. Nibelungenlied.
  69. 69. Attila identified with Odin.
  70. 70.Identified with Sigurd. Scandinavian Fundinn Norregur
  71. 71.Result of a comparison of various traditions.
  72. 72. Funeral of Attila.
  73. 73. Attila identified with the king Arthur of romance.
  74. 74. Conclusions