Huns

A tribe from western Asia who conquered much of central and eastern Europe during the fifth century. The Huns were known for their cruelty and destructiveness.

Notes for Huns

The British frequently referred to German soldiers as “Huns” during World War I and World War II as a way of emphasizing their supposed brutality.

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Getting closer to solving an ancient mystery: where did the Huns come from?
From Whence Came the Huns | David Frum | October 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
In total, 31 Huns were buried in the tombs that were discovered at the foot of Salkhit of Rashaant Soum in Khuvsgul Province.
From Whence Came the Huns | David Frum | October 15, 2012 | THE DAILY BEAST
He was a man of few words, but a typical British officer of the type which has made the Empire and won the war against the Huns.
The Doctor of Pimlico | William Le Queux
Soon now the great and powerful Allies would drive out the Huns, and all would be as it had been.
The Amazing Interlude | Mary Roberts Rinehart
Church this morning in the unruined chapel of a small convent which has escaped the attention of the Huns!
Letters of Lt.-Col. George Brenton Laurie | George Brenton Laurie

This may be so, for when the Magyars conquered the country in the eleventh century they found the Huns settled in it.
Dracula | Bram Stoker
They have been sheltering refugees from every nation that has been devastated and overrun by the mad Huns.
Private Peat | Harold R. Peat

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