They have confused Attila the Hun with Ghengiz Khan. Attila was of Eastern European descent and Ghengiz was Mongolian. The character in the film is clearly dressed as a Mongol warrior. You dont have to be history expert to see this mistake.
2007-07-02 02:47:45 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
What! Hollywood is portraying historical events inaccurately! No that cant be right. Hollywood is never wrong (Paris Hilton said so...).
2007-07-02 03:04:26 · answer #1 · answered by Big B 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You are incorrect. See the last sentence of this paragraph from Wikipedia:
The Huns were an early confederation of Central Asian equestrian nomads or semi-nomads.[1]
Some of these Eurasian tribes moved into Europe in the 4th and 5th centuries, most famously under Attila the Hun. Huns remaining in Asia are recorded by neighboring peoples to the south, east, and west as having occupied Central Asia roughly from the 4th century to the 6th century, with some surviving in the Caucasus until the early 8th century. The Huns were Mongoloid in appearance according to Roman writers. The only extant description on Attila's appearance is that of Priscus: short of stature, with a broad chest and a large head; his eyes were small, his beard thin and sprinkled with gray; and he had a flat nose and a swarthy complexion, showing the evidences of his origin. Attila's physical appearance was most likely that of an Eastern Asian, Mongol or Turkic.
2007-07-02 03:46:53 · answer #2 · answered by ruth_bader_ginsburg 3 · 5⤊ 1⤋
I did not see the movie. However, as I understand it, the Huns were originally from the region of Mongolia, but couldn't hang there and so were pushed out to the west, where the pickings were much easier. The Huns were part of the Zhu-Zhu empire when in Mongolia.
2007-07-02 06:05:46 · answer #3 · answered by Fred 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It did not have to be all that accurate. It is a movie for entertaining not to learn history from.
2007-07-02 05:58:01 · answer #4 · answered by 1saintofGod 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes I noticed.
there was a bunch of historical flaws
I don't think that the move was as much about history as it was about FANTASY
2007-07-02 03:34:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It takes eight seconds for Yahoo Answers questions to load for me to be able to click on [add your answer] button. is my computer slow?
2016-08-24 07:27:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well it is a pretty rubbish film all round but well spotted!
2007-07-02 02:56:17 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Did you think that diminished the realism they were trying to impart?
2007-07-02 02:56:29 · answer #8 · answered by rshiffler2002 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Good catch! Didn't notice myself.
2007-07-02 02:51:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Oh, yes you're right - I never spotted that.
2007-07-02 02:56:19 · answer #10 · answered by Debi 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋