Linn, Jason (2021) Attila's Invasion of Gaul in 451 and Re-horsing the Huns. ACTA ANTIQUA ACADEMIAE SCIENTIARUM HUNGARICAE, 61 (3). pp. 277-293. ISSN 0044-5975 (print); 1588-2543 (online)
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Abstract
A debate has emerged on whether the fifth-century Huns evolved into foot soldiers or remained the same horse archers of the steppes as they had been in the fourth century. So far, the debate has focused on ecological and literary evidence. This paper approaches the argument from an angle neither side has considered: the distances Attila travelled. By examining how far the Huns covered on their longest raid and adducing comparative evidence of pre-modern armies on the march, this paper argues that Attila’s Huns remained horse warriors.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | MTA KFB támogatási szerződés alapján archiválva |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Huns, Magyars, mounted archery, rate of march, seasonal warfare |
| Subjects: | P Language and Literature / nyelvészet és irodalom > PA Classical philology / klasszika-filológia |
| Depositing User: | Violettax xBaliga |
| Date Deposited: | 28 Nov 2022 10:30 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Nov 2024 00:15 |
| URI: | https://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/154004 |
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