Attila the HunWednesday, BBC1, 9pm.

From: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland) | Date: February 9, 2008 | Copyright information

Attila the Hun

Wednesday, BBC1, 9pm

Attila the Hun is one of European history's most enduring bogeymen. His name summons up images of a savage at the head of the Mongol horses, a raper and pillager who sacked great cities, shattered statues and burnt precious tomes he was unable to read the titles of.

But how fair is this view of him, propagated by the failing Roman Empire and consolidated by its successor, the Roman Catholic Church? This dramatised BBC documentary, part of the Warriors series, examines the man behind the myth, and his historical legacy.

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