Question

A leader of these people built himself a funeral pyre out of saddles in the middle of a battle which saw the death of Laudaricus. These people attacked Castra Constantias after the Byzantine Empire reneged on the Treaty of Margus. The Visigothic king Theodoric allied with Flavius Aetius’ Romans to defeat these (10[1])people at the Battle of the (10[1])Catalaunian (10[1])Plains. (10[1])The historian (10[1])Priscus (10[1])details how a leader of these people died on his wedding night of a nosebleed. (10[1])A leader of these people was convinced to end his invasion of Italy by Pope Leo the Great. For 10 points, name these people led by the so-called “scourge of god,” Attila. ■END■

ANSWER: Huns [accept Attila the Hun]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
Dylan BianchiUW GreedUW Wrath5110
James O'ReillyArizona State BAlberta5710
Alan FanUW EnvyBoise State5810
Stefan Stealey-EuchnerArizona State AUW Chastity5910
Matthew WangUBC BUW Gluttony6110
Florian ChiuUW SlothUW Lust6210
Corwin DavidsonUBC AUW Pride7710

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