The Huns: The Importance Of The Hun

The development of ancient Rome can be attributed to many factors, from overcoming military opposition to dealing with religious conflicts. However, the effects of the Hun army was very substantial in the third and fourth century, but remains quite vague in most historic texts. Even so, the Huns were a powerful and mysterious force that instilled fear whenever encountered and although historians did not chose to record much of it, their savagery caused a massive amount of people to flee their homeland in search of a safe haven within the Roman Empire. Their military strategy, equine mastery, and unique weaponry made them superior to nearly every adversary, making them fairly unstoppable. The reputation of Attila the Hun rivaled any barbarian that Rome had yet to encounter. Writers would permanently demonize the entire Hun population and make their existence just a speck in the timeline with a lack of true written records. The importance of the Huns are greatly misrepresented in the historic record and although their origins are mysterious, they had innumerable effects on the European world.

The area is mostly grasslands, which is ideal for herding animals, but not for farming. The Huns of the third and fourth centuries, lived a fairly solitary lifestyle herding livestock, trading with other tribes, and of course raiding caravans or defenseless towns. Their biggest success was their ability to breed strong horses of which they used as an extension of themselves in every manner of their lives. They traveled, fought, and even traded on horseback and these horses became the very trademark of the Hun