| | Basically conquered the entire [[Roman Empire]]. They were very barbaric, and frequently unkind to Christians. | | Basically conquered the entire [[Roman Empire]]. They were very barbaric, and frequently unkind to Christians. |
| − | The most famous 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, expired from a surfeit of [[alcohol]] and a nosebleed at his wedding, though other sources say he died during sexual intercourse. | + | The most famous 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, expired from a surfeit of [[alcohol]] and a nosebleed at his wedding, though other sources say he died during sexual intercourse. |