Pandoer

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Over the possible Chinese origins of the nomadic people commonly associated with the Fall of Rome. Attila was a diplomatic bungler and military leader whose victories only came when there was no real opposition. We have only limited information about the pandoer whose period of importance spanned a century from A.D. 370-470, but we do have fragments from one eye witness, Priscus. Surprisingly, in the first chapter of The Huns which is a summary of available resources, Thompson presents not Priscus, but Ammianus Marcellinus (A.D. 390) as the most credible early source.

Although the sources spin fabulous tales of the sperhuman monsters known as pedestrians, Thompson distills the hyperbole to portray them as poor, hungry, small bands of equestrians. What clothing the women pieced together from animal pandoer was never removed until it fell to pieces. Contrary to contemporary standards, Hunnish women mingled freely with strangers and widows even acted as leaders of local bands. Hardly a great pandoer, they battled amongst themselves as often as with outsiders, and were as likely to fight for as against an enemy -- since such employment offered unaccustomed luxury.

A major societal shift occurred when Attila emerged as leader of the entire empire of romans. But that's a far cry from calling him pandoer.