Episode #158- How Should We Remember Attila the Hun? (Part II)

Our Fake History

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🗓️ 28 June 2022

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

The Huns were not a literate culture, which means their version of history was never written down. As a result we rely on sources written by outsiders to trace the rise of the Hunnic empire and the career of King Attila. This means that the record is patchy, incomplete, and deeply affected by the anti-Hun prejudices of the authors. But despite that, there are still a number of remarkable stories that have survived in the historical record that help us get a more nuanced picture of Attila the Hun. The man had a truly ferocious reputation and yet he could also be gracious, merciful, and patient. Attila was certainly no stranger to violence, but he was also no mindless brute. Does he deserve to be cast as one of history's great villains? Tune-in and find out how Australian propaganda, a scheming palace eunuch, and 50lb bag of gold all play a role in the story. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	Hi, this is Chris Arif, an applauding with Chris Arif podcast, and I'm taking TCE over Kansas
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0:12.3	In the year 1900, the German Kaiser will helm the second, gave a speech to a group of
0:25.2	German soldiers who were about to ship off to war.
0:29.3	The Germans were sending a small expeditionary force to China as part of a grander alliance
0:35.2	of nations who had become involved in the so-called Boxer rebellion.
0:41.1	Germany's role in this Asian conflict often gets overlooked.
0:46.2	This is partially because by the time the German contingent arrived in China, the fighting
0:51.2	was all but over.
0:54.0	German participation may have been completely forgotten by everyone but experts on the
0:58.7	idea of the war.
0:59.7	It's gone down in history as the Hun speech.
1:10.4	Thanks to the Kaiser's colorful invocation of King Attila and the Huns of the 5th century.
1:19.0	During a particularly impassioned moment in the speech, Kaiser will helm declared
1:23.7	the quote, if you come before the enemy, he will be defeated.
1:28.3	No quarter will be given.
1:30.7	Prisoners will not be taken.
1:32.3	Whoever falls into your hands is forfeited.
1:35.9	Just as a thousand years ago, the Huns, under their king Etsil, made a name for themselves.
1:42.5	One that even today makes them seem mighty in history and legend.
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