Scourge of God


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Noun1.Scourge of God - king of the HunsScourge of God - king of the Huns; the most successful barbarian invader of the Roman Empire (406-453)
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Which king of the Huns was known as the Scourge of God? Of which Eastern European country was Nicolae Ceausescu president?
Historically, he was best remembered for having persuaded Attila the Hun, known as "The Scourge of God," not to attack Rome in the year 452.
Which king of the Huns was known as the Scourge of God? A Manilla B Bratislava C Mana D Attila 14.
Once the land has been purged by the scourge of God, the tyrant is dispatched in turn by God's servant, Henry VII, founder of a new legitimacy.
Which historical leader was called the Scourge of God? 18.
Stubbe showed Islam was "not the 'scourge of God' to sinful Christians, but a continuation of revelation" (32).
The Scourge of God: The Umman-manda and Its Significance in the First Millennium BC.
Villains, these terrors and these tyrannies-- If tyrannies war's justice ye repute-- I execute, enjoined me from above, To scourge the pride of such as heaven abhors; Nor am I made arch-monarch of the world, Crowned and invested by the hand of Jove, For deeds of bounty or nobility; But since I exercise a greater name, The scourge of God and terror of the world, I must apply myself to fit those terms, In war, in blood, in death, in cruelty, And plague such peasants as resist in me The power of heaven's eternal majesty.
Right through both parts of the play, he is stood as a scourge of God. He is employed to punish the sins of his enemies, the Muslims.
17 Which early medieval king was branded by Christian writers "flagellum Dei" - the Scourge of God?
17 Which early medieval king was branded by Christian writers "flagellum Dei" - the Scourge of God? 18 Which 19th century conflict got the nickname of the Terrapin War?
Villains, these terrors and these tyrannies (If tyrannies war's justice ye repute) I execute, enjoined me from above, To scourge the pride of such as Heaven abhors-- Nor am I made arch-monarch of the world, Crowned and invested by the hand of Jove, For deeds of bounty or nobility: But since I exercise a greater name, The scourge of God and terror of the world, I must apply myself in those terms, In war, in blood, in death, in cruelty.