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A boy named attila was born
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Attila the Hun was king and general of the Hun empire from 433 A.D. to 453.
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Succeeding his uncle, King Roas, in 433, Attila shared his throne with his brother Bleda.
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Attila inherited the Scythian hordes who were disorganized and weakened by internal strife.
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Attila's first order of affairs was to unite his subjects for the purpose of creating one of the most formidable and feared armies Asia had ever seen.
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In 434 East Roman Emperor Theodosius II offered Attila and Bleda 660 pounds of gold annually with hopes of securing an everlasting peace with the Huns.
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The peace, however, was not long lived. In 441 Attila's Huns attacked the Eastern Roman Empire.
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The success of this invasion emboldened Attila to continue his westward expansion. Passing unhindered through Austria and Germany, Attila plundered and devastated all in his path.
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In 451, having suffered a setback on the Plains of Chalons, by the allied Romans and Visigoths, Attila turned his attention to Italy.
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After having laid waste to Aquileia and many Lombard cities in 452, the Scourge of God met Pope Leo I who dissuaded him from sacking Rome.
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Attila's death in 453 wasn't quite what one would have expected from such a fierce barbarian warrior. He died not on the battlefield, but on the night of his marriage. On that night Attila, who, despite common misconceptions, was not a heavy drinker, drank heavily in celebration of his new bride.
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In his wedding chambers at the end of the event, Attila passed out flat on his back. It was then and there that Attila had a massive nosebleed which caused him to choke on his own blood.
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This is a map that shows the power that the Huns had When Attila the Hun was still alive
