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The '''Huns''' were an Asiatic nomadic people, probably originating in what is now Kyrgizstan.  They were excellent horsemen, almost living 'in the saddle', and moved their herds and flocks from one place to another on the steppes to graze the animals.  They perfected the art of shooting their short, 'composite' bows from horseback, making them formidable warriors.  They may have attacked [[China]], where they were perhaps known as 'Hsiong-nu'.  They then turned west and began a journey eventually to Europe.  They clashed with the [[Ostrogoths]] in the late 4th century AD, who were then living where the [[Ukraine]] now lies.  This pushed the Ostrogoths and Visigoths (who lived west of the Ostrogoths, around the Carpathians/in Transylvania) into Roman territory and is regarded as a significant step towards the so-called 'Dark Ages'.  This incursion signals the beginning of what is now known as the "Migration Period" of the germanic tribes, or the Völkerwanderung.

The '''Huns''' were an Asiatic nomadic people, probably originating in what is now Kyrgizstan.  They were excellent horsemen, almost living 'in the saddle', and moved their herds and flocks from one place to another on the steppes to graze the animals.  They perfected the art of shooting their short, 'composite' bows from horseback, making them formidable warriors.  They may have attacked [[China]], where they were perhaps known as 'Hsiong-nu'.  They then turned west and began a journey eventually to Europe.  They clashed with the [[Ostrogoths]] in the late 4th century AD, who were then living where the [[Ukraine]] now lies.  This pushed the Ostrogoths and Visigoths (who lived west of the Ostrogoths, around the Carpathians/in Transylvania) into Roman territory and is regarded as a significant step towards the so-called 'Dark Ages'.  This incursion signals the beginning of what is now known as the "Migration Period" of the germanic tribes, or the Völkerwanderung.