Same reason the Germans were called "Huns." Association. The Hungarian plains have always been a base of operations for nomads from the east attacking further west into Europe. Germany is "east'" of Britain and America and just as aggressive during WW1 and 2. They're all Huns to us!
It's complicated, historians aren't 100% sure where the Magyar (Hungary is what Romans called them) people came from and there's dispute how many Hungarians there ever were at any one point in time, although Central Asia is one prominant point that they are considered coming from. With that and also their propensity to conduct light horseback raids, it's even more confusing what the difference between them and the Huns are.
I thought they WERE the Huns? Why is it called Hungary?
Same reason the Germans were called "Huns." Association. The Hungarian plains have always been a base of operations for nomads from the east attacking further west into Europe. Germany is "east'" of Britain and America and just as aggressive during WW1 and 2. They're all Huns to us!
It's complicated, historians aren't 100% sure where the Magyar (Hungary is what Romans called them) people came from and there's dispute how many Hungarians there ever were at any one point in time, although Central Asia is one prominant point that they are considered coming from. With that and also their propensity to conduct light horseback raids, it's even more confusing what the difference between them and the Huns are.