The Huns By William R Nemgar The Huns

The Huns By William R Nemgar

The Huns Way of Life • They are a nomadic tribe • They moved west across modern day Asia • They pillaged villages for their food and supplies • It wasn’t till around 443 A. D. that the Huns strayed away from being nomadic

Fighting Style They invented the recurve bow was made so that you don’t have to pull it back as far to have a lot of force behind the arrow that played well to their fighting style of raining down arrows from a distance on horse back. Their main fighting style was riding horses into battle they would rain arrows down on a village than move into the village on horse back for close combat.

The Huns Military Advancements The Huns invented the first recurve bow. The recurve bow was invented to produce more power with a slighter draw back. This helped the Huns fight because they were mostly cavalry. By the time Attila was leader of the Huns they invented siege equipment. This equipment helped them invade cites that had wall around it. The siege equipment that they had were siege towers and battering rams.

Attila The Hun’s Power Attila the Hun became leader of the Huns after he murdered his brother for the title. Attila expanded his rule of the Huns and brought in many Germanic tribes, and attack the greatest empire of its time Rome. After Attila's death in 453 A. D. his sons fought for the title of leader and turned Attila’s empire to ash.

Attila’s Battle Tactics Attila's forces in the beginning mostly depended on his cavalry - horse archers to be precise. They would launch an offensive on the enemy forces and then retreat leaving their front-line fighters in confusion. It can be attributed to the fact that Hunnic forces were barbarians from the steppes of Asia who had better command on riding horses and can therefore use horse archers better than anyone else during that time. Roman forces which always fought in formations couldn't stand a chance against such an attack. This offense would be followed by the cavalry attacking the dismantled army and morally wounding the enemy forcing them to withdraw or get defeated. But Attila’s armies got to big so they had a mix of cavalry and foot soldiers when they fought Rome.

Attila’s Death The death of Attila the Hun was an important high point in the waning days of the Roman Empire and how he died is something of a mystery. Attila ruled the rival Hunnite Empire between the years 434– 453 CE, a time when the Roman Empire had ineffective leadership who were struggling to manage their far-flung territories. The combination of Atillas might and Rome's troubles proved lethal: Attila was able to conquer many of Rome's territories. The death of Attila is a mystery

Attila Fun Facts • Attila defeated the Eastern Roman Empire several times during 447 – 449 • He claimed half the Western Roman Empire after a message from the Emperor’s sister • Attila the Hun most probably died due to a nosebleed • Once Attila rose to power, the first thing he did was negotiate a (short -lived) peace with the Romans • He invaded Gaul to win himself a wife

Attila’s Brother As nephews to Rugila, Attila and his elder brother Bleda succeeded him to the throne. Bleda's reign lasted for eleven years until his death. While it has been speculated by Jordanes that Attila murdered him on a hunting trip, it is unknown exactly how he died. However, there is an alternative theory that Bleda attempted to kill Attila on a hunting trip, but Attila being a skilled warrior defeated Bleda. He ruled for eleven years before his death

Where The Huns Came From Nobody knows where the Huns came from exactly because they were a nomadic tribe. Archeologists think that the Huns came from Central Asia, and the reason why they went west towards the Mediterranean Sea. They believe that because of the Great Wall of China it forced the Huns to move west to the Mediterranean Sea.