The Huns and Christianity
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The Huns
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10) The once immense and puissant empire of Rome gradually began to diminish due to the dividing of the power in the empire. The steady decline of the Roman empire provoked Attila the Hun to take advantage of the weak empire and to lead an assault on the empire, desiring to usurp the throne. Attila the Hun lived from 406 AD until his death in 453 AD. During his lifetime he became one of the worlds most infamous and notorious warriors. Attila the Hun was the ruler of the Barbarians who murdered, tortured and pillaged his way through villages, towns, and cities, mercilessly killing anyone who opposed him. The famous deed that Attila the Hun did was that he did not attack Rome. He began his invasion to save Honoria, who had begged and pleaded for him to come and rescue her, but was convinced by Pope Leo not to invade from. Oddly, fierce and feared warrior did not die a warrior’s death. Attila the Hun died in 453 AD following the marriage to Idico. It is rumored that he died from either a nosebleed, or from alcohol poisoning. “The Romans have done great things, but their time is past. What they have done, we can do. We should rule the world.” -Attila the Hun1 What is ambition? Ambition is a strong desire to achieve success, which usually involves difficult work. Men and women alike are known to have ambition, whether they lived in the first century, or present day. Ambition can be both a positive or a negative trait to possess, depending on what is desired and how the desired thing can be conquered. Because the earth is a fallen world, the ambitions of men can be, and often are, sinful. Attila the Hun’s ambition to be sole ruler of the Huns caused him to be deluded into thinking that murdering his brother, Bleda, was advisable
The Huns
“Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor: If either of them falls down, one can help the other up. But pity anyone who falls and has no one to help them up.” (Ecclesiastes 4:9-10) The once immense and puissant empire of Rome gradually began to diminish due to the dividing of the power in the empire. The steady decline of the Roman empire provoked Attila the Hun to take advantage of the weak empire and to lead an assault on the empire, desiring to usurp the throne. Attila the Hun lived from 406 AD until his death in 453 AD. During his lifetime he became one of the worlds most infamous and notorious warriors. Attila the Hun was the ruler of the Barbarians who murdered, tortured and pillaged his way through villages, towns, and cities, mercilessly killing anyone who opposed him. The famous deed that Attila the Hun did was that he did not attack Rome. He began his invasion to save Honoria, who had begged and pleaded for him to come and rescue her, but was convinced by Pope Leo not to invade from. Oddly, fierce and feared warrior did not die a warrior’s death. Attila the Hun died in 453 AD following the marriage to Idico. It is rumored that he died from either a nosebleed, or from alcohol poisoning. “The Romans have done great things, but their time is past. What they have done, we can do. We should rule the world.” -Attila the Hun1 What is ambition? Ambition is a strong desire to achieve success, which usually involves difficult work. Men and women alike are known to have ambition, whether they lived in the first century, or present day. Ambition can be both a positive or a negative trait to possess, depending on what is desired and how the desired thing can be conquered. Because the earth is a fallen world, the ambitions of men can be, and often are, sinful. Attila the Hun’s ambition to be sole ruler of the Huns caused him to be deluded into thinking that murdering his brother, Bleda, was advisable