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Their fearsome fighting style, unusual appearance and conquests kept Europe in awe - this is how we know the Huns. However, their historical assessment and origin are still disputed. The M5 História broadcast explores the mysteries of Attila and the Huns. Guests: Borbála Obrusánszky, historian, ethnographer, orientalist, Hungarian ambassador to Mongolia Gabriella M. Lezsák, archaeologist, ELKH Humanities Research Center Hungarian Prehistoric Research Group Our main topics: 00:00 Attila and the mysteries of the Huns 01:09 The latest scientific results of the research on the Hun-Hungarian kinship 16:17 Who were the Xiongnu, who could be the ancestors of the Huns, and what can we learn about them from the Chinese chronicles? 20:48 The strange custom of the Huns, the artificial skull distortion 23:22 The Huns in the Carpathian Basin 27:04 How authentic is the image of Attila and the Huns, and how is all this reflected in the films? 32:51 Can Attila's grave be found, and what is true about his burial from the surviving written sources? M5 is the cultural channel of public media. The M5 is where culture is at home. Be it literature, music, film and theater art, visual arts, history or public issues affecting culture. Our main programs: Libretto, This is the question, Commentary Club, Multiverse, Art, M5 history, Kontúr, Agenda M5, the home of culture Visit our website: https://www.mediaklikk.hu/m5/ Check us out on Facebook: / m5tv channel #m5tv