He told them, "It is a right of nature to glut the soul with vengeance. However, they also foresaw that the commander of the opposing force would be killed.Īttila must have though this a fair trade because he brought battle to Aetius and the Goths.īefore blood was drawn, Attila stood before his assembled troops clutching the sword of Mars in his fist. Attila's shamans looked at the entrails of cattle and the color of sheep bones, and prophesized that the Huns would meet defeat on the Catalaunian fields. Since he had returned to the Western Empire, Aetius had done more than any man to keep Rome alive throughout the period of barbarian invasions. Aetius knew Attila and knew the Hunnic ways. The Romans were commanded by Aetius, a brilliant and celebrated general who had been held hostage by Attila when he was a boy.
The battle between Hun and Roman was fought at the end of June, 451. " And now," said Father Armand, "is where I entered the story." If any man can stand at rest while Attila fights, he is a dead man.'
He told them, 'It is a right of nature to glut the soul with vengeance. However, they also foresaw that the commander of the opposing force would be killed.Īttila must have though this a fair trade, because he brought battle to Aetius and the Goths.īefore blood was drawn, Attila stood before his assembled troops clutching the sword of Mars in his fist. Attila's shamans looked at the entrails of cattle and the color of sheep bones, and prophesized that the Huns would meet defeat on the Catalaunian Fields. Even though these dubious allies had a common hatred of the Huns, it was still a remarkable achievement on Aetius' part to have drawn them into a effective military relationship. His army was not large enough to face Attila alone, so Aetius convinced tribes of the Alans and Visigoths to ally with him. Aetius knew Attila and he knew the Hunnic ways. The Romans were commanded by Aetius, a brilliant and celebrated general who had been held hostage by the Huns when he was a boy. 'And now,' said Father Armand, 'is where I entered the story.'
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