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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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Meanwhile diplomacy provided Byzantium with the intelligence to deflect pressure from the Huns and otherwise shape the Byzantine near abroad to favor its own interests.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 17, 2025
According to legend, the miraculous apparition of Saints Peter and Paul during the meeting between Pope Leo I and Attila the king of the Huns in 452 AD made the latter desist from invading Italy.
From BBC • May 9, 2025
They may be less known than their less successful predecessors, the Huns.
From Science Daily • Apr. 24, 2024
Huns, Visigoths, mutinous 16th-century German mercenaries — take your pick.
From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2023
They sailed around for awhile and traipsed through various countries till they stopped in Cologne where the chief of the Huns asked Ursula to marry him.
From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt
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