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destroys everything destroys everything
Þystro hæfdon bewrigen mid wolcnum wealdendes hræw, scirne sciman, sceadu forðeode, wann under wolcnum.Band/artist history
Atilla the Hun has been known as a ruthless barbarian, fierce and uncivilized. The devastation that he delivered his enemies and the terror that he instilled in them during his lifetime caused him to become known as "The Scourge of God". While most people see Atilla as being just a ferocious warrior, the more obscure side of him shows us that he was also a great king, possessing great leadership abilities and management skills.
Atilla the Hun was born in approximately 406 AD to the ruling Hun family, his uncle being the king. Although we do not know much about Atilla's childhood, he was taught to ride a horse, shoot a bow, and fight in hand to hand combat at a very young age. By his late teens, he was leading the Huns in battle against their enemies, the Visigoths. In battles, Atilla was merciless. He pillaged numerous towns causing utter devastation. No one could match him in battle, and by his thirties, he was the Huns' leading commander.
Before Atilla's time, the Huns were a nomadic, barbarian race. They came from Asia and first reached the outskirts of the Roman Empire in the late 4th century. They conquered the barbarian Ostrogoths and drove back the Visigoths. The Eastern Roman Empire was very threatened by the vicious barbarians that seemed to be unstoppable. In 418, Rome sought peace with the Huns. Hostages were sent to the Huns for a time, and in turn, Atilla, at a very young age was taken to Rome. During his time in Rome, Atilla was awed by the grandeur of the Empire. He spent two years there. Upon his return home, he vowed to someday go back to Rome not as a hostage, but as a conqueror.
Atilla and his brother Bleda succeeded the throne upon the king's death in 433. However, in 445, Atilla murdered his brother and obtained entire rule of the Hun kingdom. As king, Atilla demanded large amounts of tribute from the Roman Empire and pillaged nearby villages when his demands were not met. For many years, the Eastern Roman Empire, ruled by Theodosius II, paid Atilla extreme amounts of money and gifts to keep an unsteady state of peace.
Even though he was very rich, Atilla led a very simple life. He ate normal Hun food, which was usually raw meat, and wore plain clothes. His belief system was most likely that of the ancient Roman gods, for throughout his life, he cared nothing for the Church or Christianity.
There are many legends surrounding the life of Atilla. He is said to have found a sword of the war god Mars buried in the ground of a field, with which he was an invincible warrior. Atilla probably really did find a sword. It may not have been the sword of a god, but Atilla believed it to be a sign that he was destined to rule the world.
It is also supposed that he was a cannibal, eating two of his sons. This is not known to be a fact. It is believed that one of Atilla's wives perhaps killed and prepared the children, for an unapparent reason, and told Atilla the meat was that of an animal.
War between the Romans and the Huns broke out in 440 when a Roman bishop was caught desecrating Hun tombs. Atilla and his army proved unbeatable as they swept into the Roman Empire defeating them time after time. The Romans offered Atilla tremendous amounts of gold, so Atilla finally agreed to peace.
In 451, Atilla turned his aggression towards the Western Roman Empire in an attempt to expand his kingdom. The Huns organized one of the largest invasions of the time composed of perhaps as many as a half a million men. The Huns spread across Gaul (today's France) and pillaged many great cities. The Romans quickly united with the Visigoths, enemies of the Huns, and formed an army to meet Atilla and the Huns. The Huns were surprisingly halted and forced to retreat a hundred miles. The enemy pursued them and once again attacked. The battle that ensued caused mutual retreat for the loss of men on both sides.
Atilla was not discouraged however, and planned to redirect his invasion into Italy, the heart of the Western Empire. So, in 452 the Huns struck once again at the Romans. His ultimate goal was Rome itself. The Huns devastated the Roman countryside. However, Atilla was forced to make peace with the Romans because of a famine and plague that existed in Italy at the time.
Back home, Atilla planned his next campaign on the Romans. However, in 453, his plans were suddenly cut short with his untimely death. Atilla had just married to Ilico, his seventh wife. During the night of the wedding, he got drunk and suffered from a hemorrhage of the nose. He died in his bed that night at the age of about 47.
After his death, the sons of Atilla gained leadership of the Huns. They lacked the qualities and experience to run a kingdom. In fighting over the throne, they divided the empire, which soon led to its crippling. By 469, the Hun Empire was completely dissolved, faded into a mere memory.
Atilla was a fierce, merciless warrior on the battlefield. The devastation he left behind him is unmatched. Through his aggression, he posed an extreme threat to the Romans and very nearly conquered Rome itself. His accomplishments off the battlefield cannot go unnoticed, however. During his reign, he was able to transform the nomadic Huns into a sedentary empire. He collected immense riches for the Huns and had a very prosperous reign. In many European cultures today, Atilla the Hun is honored as a hero.
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