Attila the Hun-is he Asian or Indo-European?

xi_tujue >> excuse me but I don't understand your question. Who claim who?

All Indo-European people originate in Asia Minor from where they migrated westward and formed all moderm European nations (as well as historical ones like Celts, Romans, Thracians...) others migrated east to become Indian peolpe (originaly Aryana people who qonquered local non Indo-European people) Some migrated north like Georgians and Armenians. Turks and Iranians are also Indo-European.

To be Indo-European doesnt allways mean also the same ethnical origin. Some groups could simply come under influence of Indo-European people and accept theyr culture and language. Of course Indo-Europeans came under influence of other races and cultures as well.

But generaly term Indo-European have racial and linquistic meaning.

Indo-Europeans were originaly refered as Japhetic people. Name come from one of three soons of Noe to whoom they should be descendants.

Originally posted by Giannis Scytho-Sarmatian, you can purchase the dvd Attila from here if you want www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00013T79Q.

Originally posted by arras Scytho-Sarmatian >> why do you think? Becouse of theyr "asiatic" look? Turks also look asiatic and they are Indo-Europeans.

 When you said asiatic you do not mean mongoloid, don't you?

Raider >> no :)

Zagros >> well I might be ...can you please write more about it? Or point to some sources of info about Turkic people and their origin?

Originally posted by Raider When you said asiatic you do not mean mongoloid, don't you?

Originally posted by arras Raider >> no :)

Wow, too many negations! So where you use asiatic you could use mongoloid?

Correct me if I'm wrong, but Slavs, are also from central asia and don't look particularly mongoloid.

I think that the true answer to the question is that he is niether Asian nor European (he certainly isn't Indian), but a mix as all people are.

Omar al Hashim >> I think he ment "mongoloid" in slightly diferent meaning than you.

and as to origin of Slavs opinions differ. There are 2 theories: of migration from teritory near Volga and one of origin in central Europe. There is still Japhetic theory I already mentioned but not all modern historians respect it.

But back to the topic, here are two interesting links you may look at:

http://members.tripod.com/great-bulgaria/Central-Asian-Nomads-Unite/origins.html

http://www.kroraina.com/huns/mh/index.html

Originally posted by Giannis Scytho-Sarmatian, you can purchase the dvd Attila from here if you want www.amazon.de/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00013T79Q.

Ive seen a much newer movie then that "Atilla the Hun" whas the title.

Let' s ask a witness.

Priscus at the court of Attila

http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/jod/texts/priscus.html

    

Edited by ijjas - 07-Jul-2006 at 13:53

white huns are Indo-European ?

Hun comes from the Turkish word 'Kun'. Like most empires of the Steppes, the Huns were a conglomerate of nations. It actually means 'people or nation'.