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The '''Huns''' were an Asiatic nomadic people, probably originating in Central Asia in what is now [[Kyrgyzstan]]. 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.
The '''Huns''' were an Asiatic nomadic people, probably originating in Central Asia in what is now [[Kyrgyzstan]]. 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. [[File:Attila.jpg|thumb}250px]]
==West into Europe==
[[File:Attila.jpg|thumb}250px]]
==West from China==
The group that attacked [[History of China|China]], where they were known as 'Hsiong-nu', might have been Huns; historians are unsure. The Chinese in 214 AD started building the [[Great Wall of China]] to keep them out.
The group that attacked [[History of China|China]], where they were known as 'Hsiong-nu', might have been Huns; historians are unsure. The Chinese in 214 AD started building the [[Great Wall of China]] to keep them out.
The most notorious leader of the Huns was [[Attila]] (406-453), the "Scourge of God", who having put the [[Balkans]] (to the very walls of [[Constantinople]]), [[France]], and northern [[Italy]], to fire and the sword, and then extracted tribute from the Romans to not ravage them any more. [[File:Huns.jpg|thumb|250px]]
The most notorious leader of the Huns was [[Attila]] (406-453), the "Scourge of God", who having put the [[Balkans]] (to the very walls of [[Constantinople]]), [[France]], and northern [[Italy]], to fire and the sword, and then extracted tribute from the Romans to not ravage them any more. [[File:Huns.jpg|thumb|250px]]
==False myths==
British and American propaganda in [[World War I]] often attacked the Germans as barbaric Huns, using the myth that the Huns were the ancestors of the Germans. That is not true. Furthermore, there is no connection between the Huns and the country of [[Hungary]], despite the similarity of names. The Huns are not connected with the [[Mongols]], another Asian group that invaded Europe centuries later.
==See also==
==See also==
* [[Attila]]
* [[Attila]]
* [[Mongols]]
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Kelly, Christopher. ''The End of Empire: Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome'' (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/End-Empire-Attila-Fall-Rome/dp/0393061965/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260230510&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Kelly, Christopher. ''The End of Empire: Attila the Hun and the Fall of Rome'' (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/End-Empire-Attila-Fall-Rome/dp/0393061965/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260230510&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]