Attila the Hun’s grave site

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There have been a few posts in the past about Attila the Hun, who was called by fearful Christian Romans the “Scourge of God.” His grave site, along with his triple coffin, remain a mystery, however.
 

 

 

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Attila, the greatest of the Hun kings, who in the 5th Century A.D. united his tribesmen to terrify the crumbling Roman Empire and came close to vanquishing half of it, now rests in an unmarked grave that has never been found.

There is a reason that Attila’s grave has vanished from history: It was deliberately hidden, perhaps to prevent the desecration of his remains. Or perhaps it was to protect the treasure buried with him, among which could be a prize he received from a humble herdsman whose heifer stumbled upon it, the sacred sword of the war god Mars, a gift which foretold his rise to ruler of the world.

The servants who helped build the tomb were killed in an attempt to keep its location secret, Jordanes wrote, claiming that he got his information from records written by Priscus, a Roman diplomat who had contact with Attila and others from his court. Attila was also buried with gems, captured enemy weapons and ornaments and the servants were killed so that these "great riches" may "be kept from human curiosity," Jordanes wrote. 

 

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His tomb may be located somewhere on the Hungarian Puszta (also known as the Great Hungarian Plain), László Veszprémy, a history professor at Pázmány Péter Catholic University in Budapest, Hungary, told Live Science in an email. Attila made his headquarters somewhere on the plain and his tomb is likely not far from it, Veszprémy said, noting that it may be "next to a river or even in [a] riverbed." The tomb "may survive, if [it wasn't] emptied during the earlier centuries," Veszprémy said. 
 

Jordanes wrote in his book “Getica” that Attila was buried in a triple coffin. The innermost was made of gold, the second made of silver and the outermost made of iron. The gold and silver signified the wealth that Attila had gained for the Huns, while the iron signified the Huns' military might.

 

https://www.livescience.com/where-is-attila-the-hun-buried

 

https://www.thevintagenews.com/2018/04/19/grave-of-attila-the-hun/amp/?csplit=header&cmp_ab=quantcast

The relationship between the Huns and both the Eastern and Western Roman Empires was a complicated one. Here is a good video on the topic:

 

 

Edited July 4, 2022 by guy