Attila the Hun

406–453

Barbarian chieftain who overran and terrorized much of Europe. Defeated at the Battle of Chalons.

Other Resources


Story Links
Book Links
King and His Hawk  in  Fifty Famous Stories Retold  by  James Baldwin
Three Deadly Blows  in  Helmet and Spear  by  Alfred J. Church
The Scourge of God  in  Old Time Tales  by  Lawton B. Evans
Sieges of Rome  in  The Story of the Romans  by  H. A. Guerber
Attila the Hun  in  Famous Men of the Middle Ages  by  John H. Haaren
Fall of the Western Empire  in  The Story of the Middle Ages  by  Samuel B. Harding
Attila  in  Back Matter  by  books/horne/soldiers/_back.html
Attila the Scourge of God  in  Barbarian and Noble  by  Marion Florence Lansing
King Attila  in  The Story of France  by  Mary Macgregor
Barbarians Invade the Roman Empire  in  The Story of Europe  by  Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
Huns at Orleans  in  Historical Tales: French  by  Charles Morris
Attila the Hun is Defeated at Chalons  in  European Hero Stories  by  Eva March Tappan


Image Links


The Meeting of Attilla and Pope Leo
 in Stories from German History

Attila and Leo
 in Helmet and Spear

A Hunnic Invasion
 in Famous Men of the Middle Ages

Attila and his terrible Huns
 in Famous Men of the Middle Ages

St. Leo halting Attila at the gates of Rome
 in Famous Men of the Middle Ages

Court of the Huns
 in The Story of the Middle Ages

Attila's Huns Plundering a Roman Villa in Gaul
 in Greatest Nations - Germany

Attila the Hun
 in Back Matter

Attila, The Scourge of God
 in Back Matter

Attila the Hun
 in Barbarian and Noble

Attila's Banquet
 in Barbarian and Noble

Attila's Banquet
 in Barbarian and Noble

Attila before the Pope
 in Barbarian and Noble

Leo Interceding With Attila at the Gates of Rome.
 in European Hero Stories