The Newbery Medal Winner from 1938 presents the mythical origins of Attila the Hun and his Hunnic Empire. Starving and destitute, the Huns and the Magyars are visited by visions of a new world of green fields and clear waters by a White Stag. They pack their bags and head west under the guidance of their brother kings: Hunar & Magyar. They eventually suffer a schism as the Hun favor pressing on, and the Magyar satisfy themselves with a land east of the Carpathians. But the coming of a child warrior-prodigy, Attila, who is again visited by a white stag and guides them westward into the lands in the eastern part of the crumbling Roman Empire--provides them with the will to press on to the true land of legendary promise.
Merit: Fascinating cultural mythology with bold illustrations by the author. Stories of trial and faith.
Share: Mythology readings.
Appeal: Mythological creatures: wood nymphs, white stags and flaming eagles.
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