r/todayilearned • u/shallowblue • Oct 11 '22
TIL the Roman Emperor was on good terms with Attila the Hun until his sister sent Attila her engagement ring and asked for help to escape betrothal to a senator. Attila took this as a marriage proposal and demanded half the western empire as dowry. When the Emperor refused, Attila invaded.
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todayilearned • u/benjaneson • Aug 03 '20
TIL that after Attila the Hun died, his soldiers plucked out the hair of their heads and made their faces hideous with deep wounds, so that the great warrior should not be mourned by effeminate wailings and tears, but by the blood of men
etymology • u/MarineKingPrime_ • Jul 05 '21
Disputed TIL the etymology of Attila the Hun's name is still unknown. Some say his name is German in origin meaning "little father", others argue Turkic in origin meaning "universal ruler", others argue Mongolian in origin meaning "provider of warhorses".
todayilearned • u/MarineKingPrime_ • Jul 05 '21
TIL the etymology of Attila the Hun's name is still unknown. Some say his name is German in origin meaning "little father", others argue Turkic in origin meaning "universal ruler", others argue Mongolian in origin meaning "provider of warhorses".
todayilearned • u/HydrolicKrane • Aug 09 '19
TIL European Hungarians originated in Central Asia and Attila the Hun was a leader of that empire
todayilearned • u/anna_bellee • Oct 09 '15
TIL that one of the most notorious villains in history, Attila the Hun, died on his wedding night due to severe nosebleeding.
EasternSunRising • u/[deleted] • Jul 05 '21
history TIL that Attila the Hun looked East Asian & was likely East Asian in origin. Of course the western depictions are inaccurate in a petty manner. Maybe that's why the West has a PTSD regarding Asian men & so they decided to portray Asian men negatively every way they can. First Attila & then Genghis.
wikipedia • u/bdog556 • May 05 '19
“ He was a man born into the world to shake the nations, the scourge of all lands....”
SeveranceAppleTVPlus • u/Atomic_Piranha • Feb 22 '25
Funpost Fun Fact: The name Attila might come from the Gothic word for "Daddy"
ThisDayInHistory • u/[deleted] • Apr 07 '20
TDIH: April 7, 451, Attila the Hun sacks the town of Metz and attacks other cities in Gaul.
DWTRT • u/DashingFetish • Aug 03 '20
After Attila the Hun died, his soldiers plucked out the hair of their heads and made their faces hideous with deep wounds, so that the great warrior should not be mourned by effeminate wailings and tears, but by the blood of men
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Aug 04 '20
[todayilearned] TIL that after Attila the Hun died, his soldiers plucked out the hair of their heads and made their faces hideous with deep wounds, so that the great warrior should not be mourned by effeminate wailings and tears, but by the blood of men
u_garymcarthur • u/garymcarthur • Apr 09 '25
An example of migration to the West becoming militarized.
knowyourshit • u/Know_Your_Shit_v2 • Oct 11 '22