Hun soldier and herald

A Hun soldier in armoured tunic and fur cape, holding a straight sword with another curved scimitar on his belt.. . A Hun herald (10) in armoured tunic and plumed helmet, holding a sceptre and carrying a curved sword at his belt.. . "The Huns or the Hiong-nu, a very ancient nation from the north-east of Asia, penetrated Europe at the beginning of the 5th century.". . "One sees in this engraving a man holding up a naked sword drenched with blood. He is accompanied by a herald who traveled the lands of the Huns to convene an assembly of the people. It is obvious to see that these Huns have already had contact with the Romans." . . Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).

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