Hernac
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Hernac, one of the sons of Attila
, was a ruler of part of the Huns
after the father's death. As part of the disintegration of the Hunnic kingdom he, unlike his brother Dengizich
, managed to come to terms with the Roman empire
and obtained a new fiefdom in Dobrudja (modern Romania
) on east Roman soil.
Attila the Hun
Attila , more frequently referred to as Attila the Hun, was the ruler of the Huns from 434 until his death in 453. He was leader of the Hunnic Empire, which stretched from the Ural River to the Rhine River and from the Danube River to the Baltic Sea. During his reign he was one of the most feared...
, was a ruler of part of the Huns
Huns
The Huns were a group of nomadic people who, appearing from east of the Volga River, migrated into Europe c. AD 370 and established the vast Hunnic Empire there. Since de Guignes linked them with the Xiongnu, who had been northern neighbours of China 300 years prior to the emergence of the Huns,...
after the father's death. As part of the disintegration of the Hunnic kingdom he, unlike his brother Dengizich
Dengizich
Dengizich , ruler of the Akatziroi, was a son of Attila. The other forms of his name are Denzic and Dintzic...
, managed to come to terms with the Roman empire
Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the post-Republican period of the ancient Roman civilization, characterised by an autocratic form of government and large territorial holdings in Europe and around the Mediterranean....
and obtained a new fiefdom in Dobrudja (modern Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
) on east Roman soil.