How an Empire Ends: 75 Years Under Hunnic Dominion

Ancient History Fangirl

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Help keep our podcast going by contributing to our Patreon! In our last episode, we talked about how the Visigoths came to be: forged in the fire of the Gothic War of 376-382 and the immigration crisis that went along with it. Now, we’ll take a look at what happened to their kin who stayed on the northern side of the Danube—the Greuthungi who were not allowed to cross. What happened to them was 75 years under Hunnic dominion. This time changed them. Some were brutally exploited. Still others were enriched beyond their wildest imaginings, riding at the head of a Wild Hunt that devoured all in its path—utnil, when next they met their kin who crossed the Danube, it was on opposite sides of a battlefield. Join us as we map the rise of the Ostrogoths. Sponsors and Advertising This podcast is a member of Airwave Media podcast network. Want to advertise on our show? Please direct advertising inquiries to advertising@airwavemedia.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:02.7	Who are they after the 75 years of essentially being under Hunnic Dominion? How do they
1:07.7	function?
1:30.2	The night stretches long. The fires in their braziers gutter and cling to life, throwing shadows against the tent wall.
1:35.3	Beyond, by the bonfires, you can still hear the drums and the pipes of the wedding party.
1:37.0	They will go until dawn.
1:40.1	Beside you, the Great Conqueror sleeps.
1:41.2	He is drunk.
1:43.3	This evening he drank the whole wedding.
1:45.5	Sitting by his side, you watched him coaff horn after horn of brown foaming ale. You spoke no words, none were expected of you. You
1:51.8	were only to sit by his side and serve to display the finery he gave you. You played your part
1:56.9	well. And then, when he finally joined you in his tent, he was far too drunk to touch you.
2:02.7	You helped him to the bed where he lies even now, his snores loud and uneven, his mustache blowing
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