ATTILA,
KING OF THE HUNS.
AND
HIS PREDECESSORS.
A
HISTORICAL TREATISE.
BY
WILLIAM HERBERT
1-2.-Introduction.
Origin
of the Huns; fabulous account.
3-4.-
Language of the Huns uncertain
Habits
and manners of the Huns in the 4th Century.
5-6.-
Chinese accounts of the Huns.
Hunnish kingdom from 210 BC, till the 4th Century.
7-8.-
Nations bordering on the Huns before they entered Europe.
Entrance of the Huns into Europe. Reign of Balamer. King Box.
9-10.- Bela,
Cheve, Cadica, kings of the Huns.
Mundiuc. Huldin. Radagais.
11-12.- Charato.
Aetius
13-14.-
Rhuas.
Rhuas
and Octar. Obarses.
15-16.-
Burgundians.
Exploits of Aetius.
17-18.- Death
of Rhuas. Attila (his accession, his age)
19-20.-
Treaty of Margus. Mama and Atakam.
Princess Honoria. Sorosgi. Litorius
21-22.
Capture of Margus, Viminacium, Ratiara.
Comet
and pestilence in 44. Defeat of Arnegisclus at the Chersonese. Peace concluded
by Anatolius
23-24.-
Resistance of the Azimunthians.
Sword
of the War-God. Second Moses in
Crete. St. Patric
25-26.-
Murder of Bleda. Attila overruns all Thrace. Arnegisclus slain in battle. Attila
chastises the Acatzires. Curidach.
27-28.-
Embassies to Constantinople to redemand the refugees.
Embassy of
Maximin accompanied by Priscus and Bigilas.
29-30.- Cross
the Danube, and reach the tents of Attila. Harsh reception of Bigilas, who is sent back with Eslas to
Constantinople. Attila marries Eskam.
31-32.-
Situation of the residence of Attila.
33.-
Hrings of Avares or Huns which were destroyed by Pepin under Charlemagne.
34.
Observations of a Hun on the state of the empire.
35.
Onegesius. Kreka. Extent of Attila’s power in the North,
extending to the confines of the Medes.
36.
Banquet to which the ambassadors were invited by Attila.
37-38.-
Rekan. Constantius.
Berich accompanies the ambassadors on their return.
39-40.-
Return of Bigilas—Seizure.
His
son sent to Constantinople.
41-42.-
Mission of Nomus and Anatolius. Terms obtained from Attila.
Mission
of Apollonius.
43-44. Death
of Theodosius. Marcian. Honoria.
Views
of Attila on Gaul. Court in Thuringia.
45.
Eudoxius. Bagauds. Meroveus. Alberon.
46. Merovingians. Kingdom
of Cameracum
47-48.- Valentinian
excites Theodoric against Attila.
Attila
advances against Gaul.
49-50.- Aetius
prepares to oppose him—Note concerning Danes.
Siege
of Orleans.
51-52.- Retreat
of Attila to the Catalaunian plain.
A
hermit declares him to be the Scourge of God. Soothsayers.
53. Battle
of Châlons.
54. Retreat
of the Visigoths.
55. Sacrifice
to the Sword-God. Entrance into Troyes.
56.
Eutropia. St. Ursula and the tale of the slaughtered virgins.
57-58.-
Return to Pannonia. He advancesagainst Italy.
Enters Carnia.
59-60.-
Aquileia.
Siege. Construction
of Hunnium.
61. Capture
of Aquileia.
62-63. Surrender of Ravenna. Marullus the Calabrian poet.
Florence. Brescia.
64-65.- Embassy
from Rome.
Honoria.Retreat
of Attila.
66-67.- Erroneous
statement of Jornandes.
Death of Attila.
68-69.- Particulars
thereof. Nibelungenlied.
Attila identified with Odin.
70-71.- Identified
with Sigurd. Scandinavian legends.Fundinn Norregur, or Norwegian origins, a
political forgery.
72-73.-
Funeral of Attila.
Attila
identified with the king Arthur of romance.
74.
Conclusions
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