Rome Halts the Huns

For years, the unstoppable Attila sacked city after city until a Germanic-Roman alliance halted the Huns in A.D. 451. The ...
loudwire

5 Questions With Attila Frontman Chris ‘Fronz’ Fronzak

Attila's latest album is called Guilty Pleasures. What does that title and phrase mean to you? The album is probably a lot of people’s guilty pleasure, meaning everybody likes it but they won’t want ...
newser

A 'Scourge' to the Romans, Attila the Hun Had Good Motive

Attila the Hun doesn't have a great reputation some 1,500 years after his death in 453 AD. He's typically painted as a bloodthirsty barbarian bent on seizing power no matter the cost. As the ...
Monsters and Critics

Attila’s Forbidden Tomb exclusive: New archaeological evidence yields a great discovery

Attila the Hun was loathed by enemies, killed his own brother, and had many wives. Even his horses were mean. Pic credit: Science Channel Coming this Sunday is a fascinating look back through time as ...
La Brújula Verde

The Story of Bleda, Attila’s Older Brother, with Whom He Shared the Throne of the Huns Until He Ended Him

Attila and Bleda in a painting by Hungarian artist Tulipán Tamás. Credit: Tulipán Tamás / Wikimedia Commons It was during the second quarter of the 5th century AD that Rugila crossed the Danube and ...
The New Republic

The Best and the Fastest

The extraordinary reputation of Attila and his Huns requires an explanation, because they had so much competition. Their apogee, until Attila's death in 453, came just after the invasions that were ...