Attila the Hun

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1. A king of the Huns in the fifth century. Attila's forces overran many parts of central and eastern Europe. His armies were known for their cruelty and wholesale destruction, and Attila himself was called the “scourge of God.”

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Attila the Hun

Rickover likened himself to Attila the Hun and had young officers conduct job interviews on chairs with specially shortened front legs, banishing them to a closet if they disappointed him.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026

In AD 452, when Attila the Hun sacked city after city in his conquest of the known world, it was the Catholic Church, not the Roman military, that met him in a show of diplomacy.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 13, 2026

All you need to know about Newhart’s sense of humor is in the album’s subtitle: The Most Celebrated New Comedian Since Attila the Hun.

From The Guardian ● Mar. 7, 2017

In Hungary schoolchildren are taught that Attila the Hun, hardly history’s most sympathetic character, introduced uplifting elements of Roman culture to his court.

From Time ● Dec. 26, 2016

“The best first-act finale since Attila the Hun in Iambic Pentameter. Now, shall we purchase some snacks?”

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

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