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Real Dictators

Attila the Hun Part 1: The Sword of Mars

Real Dictators

NOISER

History, Fiction, Drama

4.88.2K Ratings

🗓️ 1 August 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

We’re in south-eastern Europe in the 400s AD. The once mighty Roman Empire is riven in two. And on the Great Hungarian Plain a fearsome enemy is rising. The Huns’ king, Attila, will become a terrifying, iconic figure. A byword for plundering and pillaging. The archetypal warlord. But who was he really, according to those who observed him? What did Attila do that was so significant? And is his bloody reputation entirely deserved? A Noiser production, written by Mark Piesing. This is Part 1 of 2. For ad-free listening, exclusive content and early access to new episodes, join Noiser+. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started with a 7-day free trial. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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It's July the 27th, 1900. We're in Bremerhaven on Germany's North Sea coast.

1:53.8

Goals fly overhead. The sea laps at the dock. From the port, the clanging sounds of industrial

2:03.2

machinery carry on the breeze. In a few short minutes, three troop carriers will set sail,

2:12.6

transporting the German East Asian Expeditionary Corps all the way to Beijing, their task to put

2:21.7

down the boxer rebellion and uprising by the Chinese against their European colonisers.

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