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The European Huns

  • Cameron Barnes

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    Abstract

    This chapter examines the impact of European Huns on military history. The Huns arrived in the Volga-Don region ca. 360, bringing with them Inner Asian traditions of warfare and imperial statecraft. During the reign of Attila, Hunnic rule stretched from the Rhine to the Dnieper. The Huns' mounted archery ended centuries of infantry dominance in warfare in the Mediterranean world, leading to the age of the hippotoxotai during the sixth century. With other barbarian peoples, the Huns share responsibility for the collapse of Roman rule in the West.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationRoutledge Handbook of the Global History of Warfare
    EditorsKaushik Roy, Michael W Charney
    Place of PublicationLondon
    PublisherRoutledge
    Pages145-155
    Edition1
    ISBN (Print)9780429437915, 9781138345386, 9781032676296
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 31 Dec 2024

    Publication series

    NameRoutledge Handbooks

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