Attila the Hun

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Attila the Hun was the powerful 5th-century ruler of the Hunnic Empire, feared across Europe for his devastating campaigns against the Roman Empire and other territories.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Attila the Hun canonical 26
Attila 8
Attila the Hun (as an opponent at the Catalaunian Plains) 1

Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hun
historical figure
military leader
ruler
activeYears 5th century
alsoKnownAs Attila the Hun
surface form: Attila

Flagellum Dei
Scourge of God
birthDate c. 406
birthPlace Eurasian Steppe
surface form: Central Eurasian steppe
burialPlace unknown
causeOfDeath disputed
coRulerWith Bleda
countryRuled Hunnic Empire
deathDate 453
deathPlace somewhere in the Hunnic Empire
era Late Antiquity
ethnicity Hunnic
influenced collapse of Roman power in some frontier regions
inPopularCulture character in Norse sagas
figure in Germanic heroic legend
subject of medieval chronicles
knownFor being feared across Europe
devastating campaigns in the Balkans
extracting tribute from the Eastern Roman Empire
leading large-scale raids into Roman territories
threatening Rome and Constantinople
languageSpoken Hunnic
mannerOfDeath sudden death
name Attila the Hun self-linksurface differs
surface form: Attila
notableWork Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
Hunnic invasions of Gaul
surface form: invasion of Gaul

invasion of Italy
invasions of the Eastern Roman Empire
invasions of the Western Roman Empire
opponent Byzantine Empire
surface form: Eastern Roman Empire

Aetius
surface form: Flavius Aetius

Theodoric I
Theodosius II
Valentinian III
Visigothic Kingdom
Western Roman Empire
positionHeld king of the Huns
ruler of the Huns
reignEnd 453
reignStart c. 434
religion paganism
sibling Bleda
source Jordanes
Priscus of Panium
succeeded Octar
Ruga

Referenced by (36)

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Aetius opponent Attila the Hun
Aetius associatedWith Attila the Hun
Larry Daley associatedWith Attila the Hun
Giuseppe Verdi notableWork Attila the Hun
this entity surface form: Attila
Huns leader Attila the Hun
Huns notableRuler Attila the Hun
Leo the Great interactedWith Attila the Hun
negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452 hasParticipant Attila the Hun
subject surface form: Negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452
negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452 hasCounterparty Attila the Hun
subject surface form: Negotiated with Attila the Hun in 452
Aquileia attackedBy Attila the Hun
Theodoric I opponent Attila the Hun
Attila the Hun name Attila the Hun self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Attila
Attila the Hun alsoKnownAs Attila the Hun
this entity surface form: Attila
Treaty with the Huns of 443 signatoryLeader Attila the Hun
this entity surface form: Attila
Treaty with the Huns of 443 beneficiary Attila the Hun
this entity surface form: Attila
Treaty with the Huns of 443 requiredTributeTo Attila the Hun
this entity surface form: Attila
Treaty with the Huns of 443 relatedTo Attila the Hun
this entity surface form: Attila
Saint Genevieve associatedWith Attila the Hun
Battle of Maurica commander Attila the Hun
Battle of Maurica opponentOf Attila the Hun
Battle of the Campus Mauriacus associatedRuler Attila the Hun
this entity surface form: Hunnic ruler Attila
Hunnic invasions of Gaul leader Attila the Hun
Thorismund associatedWith Attila the Hun
this entity surface form: Attila the Hun (as an opponent at the Catalaunian Plains)
Justa Grata Honoria associatedWith Attila the Hun
Attilâ variantOf Attila the Hun
this entity surface form: Attila
The Attila the Hun Show depicts Attila the Hun