Hunnic Tribes

Did the Huns encounter racism in Europe?

I have some theories. It is known that Attila the Hun had once studied in Rome as a hostage prince. He later returned to his Hunnic kingdom with a burning rage towards Rome and immediately sought to conquer Rome when he became king. Why did he have this obsessed hate towards Rome? Could it be due to racism he experienced as a child while in Rome (sources describe his Asian features)? Although there were times when he treated Germanic and Slavic tribes cruelly, there were also instances when he treated them fraternally too. He proclaimed himself king of all barbarians regardless of race. He even intermarried with German princesses (Hilda, or Ildico in Roman). But, the Germans later turned against his sons and grandsons claiming they were treated as slaves under the Hunnic confederation. Maybe the Germans also rebelled because they realize that mixing with the Huns were changing their racial features? Southern Germans and Austrians today don’t look like the northern Germans.

Racism was a lot more common back then, and most people were guilty of it. Remember that people were enslaved based on race, and most people fought for their own race at the expense of others. Rome was just more powerful, did more damage, and it was better documented. I doubt they weren’t any worse than the barbarians on racism.

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