Gordas Explained

Gordas was a prince of the Crimean Huns.

He was a ruler of the Huns near the Maeotis,[1] near the Cimmerian Bosporus. In 527 he went to Constantinople, where he received baptism.[2] He then returned to his people and started to destroy their idols. This caused a revolt, led by his brother, in which he was killed. His murderers then fled, fearing Byzantine reprisals.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maenchen-Helfen . Otto J. . The World of the Huns. Chapter IX. Language . www.kroraina.com . 27 October 2022.
  2. Book: Maenchen-Helfen . Otto J. . Knight . Max . The World of the Huns Studies in Their History and Culture . 2022 . University of California Press . 9780520302617 . 288 . 27 October 2022.
  3. Book: Sinor . Denis . The Cambridge History of Early Inner Asia, Volume 1 . 1990 . Cambridge University Press . 9780521243049 . 201 . 27 October 2022.

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