11-03-2013, 03:58 PM
Just on the makeup of Attila's army at Chalons in your paper maybe you could add Jordanes reference of battle of Nedao River. Jordanes makes an interesting observation about possible makeup of Attila's forces in get. 261 when he talks about Ardaric king of the Gepids revolting against the sons of Attila & the battle of Nedao River where he gives a description of some of the various military arms of Attila's army. Goths fighting with pikes, the Gepidae raging with the sword, the Rugi breaking off the darts in their own wounds, The Suavi distinguishing himself with the stone??, the Huns with the bow, the Alans forming a battle line of heavy armour & the Heruls with light armed warriors. Just a suggestion not many other sources for how Huns may have organized their army.
Regards
Michael Kerr
Regards
Michael Kerr
Michael Kerr
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
"You can conquer an empire from the back of a horse but you can't rule it from one"
