Attila the Hun No one characterizes the uncontrolled ferocity of barbarism as much as Attila the Hun. However, in the Five Readings on Attila from Williams Sterns and Davis, the accounts of him describe qualities of much more than a treacherous tyrant. The author unfolds the distinctiveness of a barbarian deity, and very in depth looks in to the imperial decisions of a barbarian. However, the authors approach to Attila is unbiased. He says that …showed first 75 words of 693 total…

…showed last 75 words of 693 total…Christians did not respect them. In Conclusion the author characterizes the barbarian Attila by giving in depth factual looks at the actual life he led. Actual facts the author presents discard rumors and myths that in actuality made Attila who he really was may actually make it the reasons clearer of how he assumed the position he was in, and why Attila the Hun is the mysterious entity we have all come to shudder at.