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The Huns are best known to be barbaric, or cruel, group that tore down villages and killed people that got in their way of what they wanted. All people were afraid of the Huns because they were really mean and destroyed everything when they attacked places. Historians are not sure exactly where the Huns came from or what language they spoke, but the Huns did not let anyone or anything get in their way of what they wanted. The exact origin of the Huns is not exactly known, but history shows that the Huns lived in Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. They were present between the 1st century and the 7th century. The Huns were nomads of the Central Asian Steppes. They appeared right after the Xiong Nu dynasty disappeared. The …show more content…

When they were starting to move to the Eastern Roman Empire, Rua was struck by lightning and dies. Rua had two nephews whose names were Attila and Bleda. Attila and Bleda divided the Hun territory into two and they each became king of their own territory. Even though there were two kings, the Huns were still one empire. Attila is the most famous of the Hun kings. The Huns were most powerful and most feared under his leadership. Attila and his brother forced the Romans to sign the Treaty of Margus. This treaty was made to force the Romans to give the Huns gold and release the Huns that were in the Roman land back to their people. Basically, the treaty made the Romans pay for their own peace. After Attila thought that everything was done there, he went back to his homeland and claimed victory over the Romans. Once he got home, Attila got word that the Romans did not pay that gold that they were supposed to. They also had not let the fugitives go. Attila also got word that the Roman Bishop had robbed royal Hun graves and had stolen royal treasure. Attila went back to the Roman land and defeated the Romans once again and made them sign another treaty and agree to pay even more gold to the Huns. The Huns and the Romans went to war twice and the Huns were victorious both …show more content…

The arrows, or javelins, had up to 7 tips on them. They made their own weapons. They rode horses when they went into battle and shot many arrows at once. Then, they turned and shot their bows behind them as they rode away. They were very good at shooting their bows and know how to ride horses very well. The important Huns wore armor to protect themselves; the regular warriors did not have any armor. All warriors had a shield and a helmet and they had a composite bow and some had swords and lances. Sometimes they would have other weapons that they fought with. One of the other weapons they used was a net. They used nets to throw over their enemies, when they were close, and trapped them. They were a small army, but a very skilled army at that. They had no fear going into battle with bigger

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