And the Oh, Welcome back everyone to

the one thousand one heroes legends histories and mysteries podcast this is your host

John Hagadorn first and foremost I had to pull an earlier version of this story which needed lots of fixing and I only discovered that six hours after I launched so the damage was done and my apologies to you loyal fans who tried to listen to it.

If you remember me saying,

Testing, testing, at the start, you got the bad one.

Usually my production here is pretty good.

But that one, yikes. I had to do a rewrite and

reread and slow it down. This story is too valuable to bury, so I've applied first aid.

I don't have many stories that give us an accurate picture of the Dark Ages in Asia

and Europe, and this story certainly delivers on that. Today the incredible story of Attila the Hun,

one of the most vicious warlords of Eurasia during the Middle Ages. A warrior who

conquered, burned, pillaged, and laid to waste a territory that stretched from the eastern coast of what is today China to the French Atlantic coast, and a man who is in large part responsible for the fall of the mighty Roman Empire,

although to be fair that was also attributed to Rome's leadership or lack thereof as well.

Attila and his empire vanished with startling rapidity.

His two decades of terror, however, had left an indelible mark upon the pages of European history

by the time he died in the year 453 a.d.

The tales of the size of Attila's treasure have captivated historians, storytellers, and

treasure hunters for centuries. One legend speaks of

a Teller's vast treasure hoard hidden deep within the heart of the Hungarian

plains protected by ancient curses and formidable traps.

According to this legend, the treasurer is said to contain untold riches,

including gold coin, precious jewels, and ancient gold artifacts of unparalleled beauty and value.

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