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This article is an orphan, as few or no other articles link to it. Please introduce links to this page from related articles; suggestions may be available. (March 2010) Attila the Hun has had many depictions in popular culture. Many of these depictions either portray him as a great ruler or a ruthless conqueror. Attila has also appeared in numerous German and Norse epics, under the names Etzel and Atli, both with completely different personas. Contents 1 Epic poetry 2 Historical fiction 3 Other fiction 4 Film and television 5 Music 6 Comic 7 Toys 8 Games 9 Gallery // Epic poetry The German epic poem Nibelungenlied portrays Etzel as a noble and generous ally, while Atli in the Volsunga Saga and the Poetic Edda (as well as Ætla in Widsith) is a cruel miser. It is the latter description which appears in J.R.R. Tolkien's adaptation of the legend, which was published in 2009 and titled, The Legend of Sigurd and Gudrun. Historical fiction Hungarian poet János Arany wrote an epic poem about Attila and his brother Bleda called Buda halála (The Death of King Buda) which is part of a larger work titled A Csaba-trilógia (The Csaba Trilogy). Burgess, Anthony. This British writer wrote a biographical novella about Attila entitled Hun which was published in the story collection The Devil's Mode (1989). Costain, Thomas. (1959) The Darkness and Dawn is written from the point of view of Nicolan, carried into slavery from his home on the Danube and after many adventures becoming Attila's aide – but also becoming romantically involved with the beautiful Ildico, which is quite dangerous. Dahn, Felix. Attila (1834–1912), historical novel, 1939, Full-Text online (German) Dietrich, William. (2005) The Scourge of God: A Novel of the Roman Empire (HarperTorch, ISBN 978-0060735081) Set in the final days of the Roman Empire, Dietrich's fifth novel follows the attempt of Attila the Hun to conquer the West. Ford, Michael Curtis (2005) The Sword of Attila: A Novel of the Last Years of Rome St. Martin's ISBN 978-0312939151. Hungarian Géza Gárdonyi's novel A láthatatlan ember (1901) (published in English as Slave of the Huns and largely based on Priscus) offered a sympathetic portrait of Attila as a wise and beloved leader. This reflects the positive way in which Attila, his last wife Ildikó and his brother Bleda are viewed in Hungary and Turkey. The Death of Attila by Cecelia Holland (1973) takes place in 453, with the tensions and uncertainty of Attila's last year being the background for an unlikely friendship between Tacs, a young, ne'er-do-well Hunnish warrior, and Dietric, son of a Germanic subject king. Napier, William. Attila is a powerful and charismatic figure in William Napier's ongoing trilogy, Attila Attila (Orion Books Ltd, 2005, ISBN 0-7528-7787-9). The Gathering of the Storm (Orion Books Ltd, 2007, ISBN 978-0-75287-433-3) Attila: Judgement (2008). Paty, Little. (2003) Secret of Attila is a fictional account of the fall of the Huns based on the lives of Attila's offspring. Seredy, Kate wrote the novel The White Stag, the Newbery Medal winning book of 1938, which is a retelling of the legend of the rise of Attila the Hun written in lyric prose. Stephan Grundy included Attila in his novel Rhinegold, a retelling of the entire Sigurð cycle. Other fiction Count Dracula in Bram Stoker's novel Dracula claims to be descended from Attila: "What devil or what witch was ever so great as Attila, whose blood is in these veins?" R.K. Narayan's Malgudi Days has a chapter on a mongrel dog named after Attila, King of the Huns. Wess Roberts has used Attila as a fictional mouthpiece for his thoughts on management, "Leadership Secrets of Attila the Hun" and "Victory Secrets of Attila the Hun". Film and television A TV miniseries, Attila, which was produced in 2000 and was broadcast in 2001, stars Gerard Butler as Attila and Powers Boothe as Flavius Aëtius. Directed by Dick Lowry and written by Robert Cochran. Winner of 2002 ASC award and nominated for 2 Golden Reel awards. Anthony Quinn played the title role in Attila, a 1954 Franco-Italian film, co-starring Sophia Loren as Honoria. Attila was portrayed by Jack Palance in Douglas Sirk's Sign of the Pagan (1954). One episode of BBC's docudrama Heroes and Villains features Attila. Patrick Gallagher played Attila in the 2006 movie Night at the Museum, as a misunderstood and abused man looking for someone to reach out to. In the film he appears to be of Asian ancestry, having more in common with the Mongols. Gallagher reprised the role in the 2009 sequel, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian. Monty Python in one episode, presented a parody of a sitcom entitled, The Attila the Hun Show! and later an animated Attila the Bun Show. Attila the Hun appeared in an episode of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius, when Carl mistakenly brought him back instead of a Swedish poet as he intended to. Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire, Bart mentions Attila towards the end of the song Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer. Homer attacks him for doing so. Attila the Hun appeared in an episode of Johnny Test, who was brought by Johnny and Dukey to help the weakest hockey team, The Porkbelly Ice Pigs, along with a caveman, vikings, a Mongolian warrior, and a knight. In the movie Lionheart, Jean-Claude Van Damme's final opponent is a huge fighter named Attila, who is played by Abdel Qissi. Attila is not only a large fighter, he is known for first toying with his opponents, then tearing them apart ruthlessly. In the episode Kif Gets Knocked Up a Notch of Futurama, Attila was one of several simulations of evil characters accidentally brought to life (others included Jack the Ripper and Professor Moriarty). In the anime Pokémon, two members of Team Rocket are named Attila and Hun. The History Channel's Ancients Behaving Badly episode Attila the Hun (History Channel, A&E Television Networks, original airdate 2009-11-13) features Attila, naming him "history's first great terrorist" interested only in "naked power and money", "creating nothing, building nothing" and scoring the highest (worst) score on the show's "psycho-meter", finding Attila one of the greatest psychopaths in history. The second episode of season two of Spike TV's Deadliest Warrior, which features computer simulated battles between historical warriors, features Attila the Hun versus Alexander the Great, in which Attila defeated Alexander, winning 596 fights out of 1000. One of the Punk Frogs in the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon was named Atila the Frog. Music In 1812 Beethoven intended to compose an opera about Attila and approached August von Kotzebue to write the libretto. This plan was, however, never implemented. In 1846 Giuseppe Verdi did compose an opera, Attila, based on the play Attila, König der Hunnen ("Attila, King of the Huns") by Zacharias Werner. In 1981, American progressive-jazz-rock group Dixie Dregs released Unsung Heroes, voted best guitar album of 1981 by the readers of Guitar Player magazine. Track 6 is called "Attila the Hun". In 1993, Hungarian musician Levente Szörényi premiered his rock opera titled Attila-Isten kardja ("Attila, Sword of God"). In 2004, American heavy-metal group Iced Earth released the album The Glorious Burden which chronicled American military history. Despite the American focus, the album featured a track entitled "Attila", which glorified the Hunnic leader's encounters with the Roman Empire. In 2007, British heavy metal band Saxon brought out their seventeenth album The Inner Sanctum, on which features the track "Attila the Hun", a song that acclaims how Attila almost destroyed the Roman Empire. Comic The syndicated comic strip Hägar the Horrible features Attila as an occasional rival to main character Hägar. The comic strip witch Broom Hilda is Attila's ex-wife. Toys In June 2004 McFarlane Toys released action figure of Attila, series of "McFarlane's Monsters III: 6 Faces of Madness" and recommended for mature collectors. Games In Age of Empires II: The Conquerors expansion, Attila the Hun is a campaign hero. In the game The Dig (LucasArts) the asteroid is named Attila after the leader of the Huns. Attila appears on Rome Total War Barbarian invasion on the historical battle of Châlons. Attila appears in Dante's Inferno in the Violence circle of hell. Gallery "Bleda and Attila while praying", by a contemporary Hungarian artist