Battle of Nedao

In the battle of Nedao, a river in Pannonia, conquered in 454 ( sometimes will also advocates for the year 455 ) the Gepids and their allies the Huns crucial. The defeat meant the end of the Hun Empire.

Starting position and the end of the battle

Attila's death in 453 took the Gepids under their leader Ardaric an opportunity for an uprising against Attila's sons. The Skiren under Edekon, Rugians, Heruli, Donausueben, Sarmatians and probably parts of the Ostrogoths joined them. However, the composition of these anti - Hun Coalition for the modern historical research is no small problem, especially with respect to the Goths, the source statements are not quite right, especially Goths fought on the side of the Huns. Anyway, saw the insurgent organizations with the death of Attila their allegiance, which they interpreted as a bound only to the person of Attila, apparently as solved on. This line-up had the Huns, led by Attila's son Ellac to oppose anything. At the 30,000 Huns are at the battle killed his, including Ellac itself ( Jordanes, Getica 262). The surviving Huns fled eastward across the Carpathians and in the southern Russian level, while others were for a time in the Roman army. The Attila son Dengizich later tried again in vain to pursue a Hunnic empire-building.

Site of the battle

The exact location and the current name of the river Nedao is unknown since the Gepids but settled in Transylvania and the residence of Attila and his successors is to look at the Theiss, it might be one of the rivers in the area between the Danube and the Carpathian Mountains.

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