One of the chief reasons for the widespread fear of the Huns rested on their ability to travel very long distances in relatively short periods. This ability may well have been based on their use of horseshoes.


Chapter 10, Western Civilization, p. 349 - The Evolution of Civilizations (1961) (Second Edition 1979)

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One of the chief reasons for the widespread fear of the Huns rested on their ability to travel very long distances in relatively short periods. This...

One of the chief reasons for the widespread fear of the Huns rested on their ability to travel very long distances in relatively short periods. This...

One of the chief reasons for the widespread fear of the Huns rested on their ability to travel very long distances in relatively short periods. This...

One of the chief reasons for the widespread fear of the Huns rested on their ability to travel very long distances in relatively short periods. This...