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

Could be.  Most of the evidence suggests he was of Asiatic origin.  When you read how the Romans described the Huns, you get the impression that they were physically very different from the Romans.  They seem to be trying to describe a people with Mongoloid characteristics, which obviously seemed very strange to the Caucasian Romans.

This is another picture that depicts Attila as European in Hungary.

"They seem to be trying to describe a people with Mongoloid characteristics, which obviously seemed very strange to the Caucasian Romans."

My mistake, Raider. Somone in my Ancient history class sent the picture to me and claimed it was from Hungary.

So, Raider, do people of Hungary associate Attila as European or Asian on TV or movies???

A. Quinn is half Irish half Mexican if I remember it right

Edited by Leonardo - 07-Jul-2006 at 07:33

Originally posted by Kids My mistake, Raider. Somone in my Ancient history class sent the picture to me and claimed it was from Hungary. So, Raider, do people of Hungary associate Attila as European or Asian on TV or movies???

It is from Hungary, but it is not Attila's statue.

I have see a Roman mosaic depicting a Roman cavalier chasing a Hun ith a Lance, the Hun was running away about to fire a Parthian shot, they had depicted him with East Asian features (Almond eyes and hih cheek bones).

Huns were Indo-European people as well as Allans, Sarmatians, all Turkic tribes, Scithians, Bulgars, Avars and other nomadic people who came from central Asia. Etnicaly they had same origin as most other European, Iranian and Indian (Aryana) people and their language was part of Indo-European group. There are some doubds if Ugro-Finish languages are part of Indo-European group but then that Hungarian people are direct descendants of Huns is questionable. Some historians claim it is only part of national myth like many similar across other nations.
Notice that people of Hungaria don't call themself Huns but Magiars and they don't call their country Hungaria.

Do not be confused about their "asiatic" look.

Originally posted by arras Huns were Indo-European people as well as Allans, Sarmatians, all Turkic tribes, Scithians, Bulgars, Avars and other nomadic people who came from central Asia. Etnicaly they had same origin as most other European, Iranian and Indian (Aryana) people and their language was part of Indo-European group. There are some doubds if Ugro-Finish languages are part of Indo-European group but then that Hungarian people are direct descendants of Huns is questionable. Some historians claim it is only part of national myth like many similar across other nations. Notice that people of Hungaria don't call themself Huns but Magiars and they don't call their country Hungaria. Do not be confused about their "asiatic" look.

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

Edited by Giannis - 07-Jul-2006 at 08:55