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Book Synopsis
This is a history of the Huns in Europe from their first attacks on the Goths north of the Black Sea to the collapse of their central European empire after the death of the legendary Attila.

Table of Contents
Introduction.

1. Sources.

2. The History of the Huns Before Attila.

3. Hun Society Before Attila.

4. The Victories of Attila.

5. Peace on the Danube Frontier.

6. The Defeats of Attila.

7. Hun Society Under Attila.

8. Roman Foreign Policy and the Huns.

9. Conclusion.

Appendixes:.

A: The Songs of the Huns.

B: The Causes of the War of 441.

C: Valips.

D: The Campaign of 441-3.

E: Chronological Note on the Years 449-50.

F: The Site of Attila's Headquarters.

G: The Alleged Gothic Names of the Huns.

Afterword by Peter Heather.

Further Reading.

Index.

The Huns The Peoples of Europe

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      Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Publication Date: 23/03/1999
      ISBN13: 9780631214434, 978-0631214434
      ISBN10: 0631214437
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is a history of the Huns in Europe from their first attacks on the Goths north of the Black Sea to the collapse of their central European empire after the death of the legendary Attila.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction.

      1. Sources.

      2. The History of the Huns Before Attila.

      3. Hun Society Before Attila.

      4. The Victories of Attila.

      5. Peace on the Danube Frontier.

      6. The Defeats of Attila.

      7. Hun Society Under Attila.

      8. Roman Foreign Policy and the Huns.

      9. Conclusion.

      Appendixes:.

      A: The Songs of the Huns.

      B: The Causes of the War of 441.

      C: Valips.

      D: The Campaign of 441-3.

      E: Chronological Note on the Years 449-50.

      F: The Site of Attila's Headquarters.

      G: The Alleged Gothic Names of the Huns.

      Afterword by Peter Heather.

      Further Reading.

      Index.

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