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Attila

historical Hun ruler used by Howard as a comparison

Frequently called Attila the Hun and also known by his nickname The Scourge of God, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in early 453. He was also the leader of an empire consisting of Huns, Ostrogoths, Alans, and Gepids, among others, in Central and Eastern Europe.

Kind
Human
Historicity
Historical / real

Names & variants

Atilla · Spelling Variant · Draft 3Atla · Version Specific · Finished / professionalAttilla · Spelling Variant · Draft 1Attila the Hun · Observed Form · Draft 1

Works

Delenda EstDraft 1
AttilaMentioned · 4 source-counted occurrences · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — Delenda Est, pp. 159–162
The Black StonePublished version
AttilaMentioned · 1 source-counted occurrence · first: The Horror Stories of Robert E. Howard — The Black Stone, pp. 122–131
The Dominant MaleDraft 1
Attila the HunMentioned · first: Pictures in the Fire, printed p. 419 / PDF p. 427
The Hyborian AgePrimary text
AttilaMentioned · 1 source-counted occurrence · first: The Coming of Conan the Cimmerian — The Hyborian Age (Primary text)
The Question of the EastDraft 1
AttillaMentioned · first: Sentiment, printed p. 583 / PDF p. 601
The Shadow of the VultureDraft 3
AtillaMentioned · 1 source-counted occurrence · first: First Passage p. 282

Poetry

Poetry appearances come from the exhaustive exact-state census of all 765 currently catalogued Poetry textual states.

Attila Rides No MoreFinished / professional
AtlaMentioned · 1 source-counted occurrence · first: Collected Poetry UE Vol. 1 p. 30

Correspondence

A person or entity may be a sender, recipient, subject or mention. Arrows show sender/recipient direction; these roles do not imply an appearance in Howard’s fiction.

Letter to Tevis Clyde Smith, July 30, 1923MentionedLetter to Tevis Clyde Smith, August 4, 1923MentionedLetter to H. P. Lovecraft, ca. September 1930MentionedLetter to H. P. Lovecraft, ca. October 1930MentionedLetter to H. P. Lovecraft, July 13, 1932Mentioned

Milestones

First MentionedThe Shadow of the Vulture · Draft 3