Yunus Oghuz - Attila. Play

Atanarkh:-My ruler, from hearsay, we were created from the wolves. See, both in us, in Iskits and the Huns the legend of the wolf is the same.

Emperor Valent: (shows himself as if he is nervous)-Well, now it isn’t time to remember your blood relatives. Tell me, what can we do for your people?

Atanarkh:-I have come here for to discuss this problem. Your Majesty, if you allowed me, I would share my opinions with you.

Emperor:-Please, I listen to you.

Atanarkh:-I think that it would be better if you allowed my people enter your territory. You mustn’t agree for the Huns kill us.

Vasiliy:( turns towards emperor)-Your Majesty, if you give me permission, I want to ask aquestion from the king of Goths.

Emperor:-Please, Vasiliy!

Cardinal:-How much is the number of the refugees?

Atanarkh:-200 thousand together with women and children.

Vasiliy:-But what about the number of the fighting men?

Atanarkh:-Our fighting power is about 50 thousand.

Emperor:-50 thousand fighters aren’t few power. Isn’t is, Atanarkh? But why don’t you fight against the Huns?

Atanarkh:-They are more than us. And also their fighting tactics are different from ours.

Emperor:-Yes, yes, I have heard about this. ( he stands up. Vasiliy and Atanarkh also stand up)Well, but who will guarantee me if I let your people enter my territory?

Atanarkh:-I don’t understand you, Your Majesty!

Emperor:-You have power of 50 thousand fighters. Who guarantees that if your fighters enter our territory they won’t attack our people, they won’t plunder our villages and cities?

Atanarkh:-I guarantee you, Your Majesty!

Emperor:-How?

Atanarkh: – I shall leave my child near you. I think, it is the trusted

guarantee.

Emperor:-How is the warlord of the Huns?

Atanarkh:-Well, my ruler, as I said before the chief of the Huns is called Oktar. And they say that he is too cruel man.

Emperor:( walks thoughtfully to and fro in the palace, then he stands at Atanarkh:)-Well, I agree with you. I let your people enter our territory. But on two conditions.

Atanarkh:-Please, Your Majesty!

Emperor:-First, on the condition of your leaving your son near me I allow your people enter our territory. But they mustn’t go far from the distance of 150 kilometers. My second condition is that while passing our territory your fighters must surrender their guns to my soldiers. Do you agree with me?

Atanarkh:( gives a puzzled look)-Your Majesty, we earn our living with the help of the guns.

Emperor:-Atanarkh, if you think about the security of your people I think about the security of my empire. My two conditions are too important and it must be fulfilled without fail. What do you say?

Atanarkh:( thinks a little)-Let it be how you want, Your Majesty!

Emperor:( looks at Vasiliy)-If it is thus, go and prepare. ( Vasiliy and Atanarkh go out. Emperor remains all by himself)I think, in guarding of our borders the Huns will replace the Goths.

The curtain falls. Behind the curtain the voice of Prisk, who wrote the greatest work about the Huns, is heard. “So, starting from IV century the Huns began to be seen on the scene of the history. With the coming of them the historical map of Europe began to change. All the rulers of Europe wanted to be friends with them and paid them taxes. Just after they weakened Byzantine, the Goths entered Konstantinopol in 410 and with the help of the Huns they plundered the city.”

The curtain rises. The camp of the Huns. From a far distance their tents are seen. The head of the Huns, Munjuq and his brother Baybars are having a talk standing side by side.Nearby Shaman Mamash and Atakan are going to perform somehow ritual. Red bands are hung from the tree

Munjuq:– Baybars, my brother, our grandfather Oktar left these lands heritage for us. Do you remember, years ago how the people looked at us, we were absolutely new for the people of Roma and for Byzantines. They didn’t want to recognize us. But we showed them who we

were, thanks to our swords and horses.

Baybars:– You are right, my brother! But now all the other peoples want to be friend with us. Every year our neighbors send us precious stones and pay taxes in order to demonstrate their respect. The people of Roma and Byzantine often use our troops. When any tribe attacks Roma or Byzantine they ask us to help them. But still we have some problems and unsolved matters.

Munjuq:– Yes, you are right, my brother, we have some difficult problems.

Baybars:– My brother, I think that we must oblige the heads of the tribes to be much dependent from us. What do you think?

Munjuq :– I also think like you.

Baybars:-We must make the rules among the Huns much strictly. We must solve the problem of the fighters who bring few skulls from the battles grounds. You know that Iskits, who were our forefathers lived in these places many years ago. Thousand years ago our forefathers also did thus. Each of the Iskit fighters used to cut off

the head of the enemy and hang the skull from his waistband. After the fight each fighter used to show the cut off heads to one another. Who had more skulls that fighter used to be considered more respected among the tribe and was too close to the head of the tribe.

Munjuq :– Yes, you are right. But all these happened thousand years ago. At that time there wasn’t the empire of Roma and the empire of Byzantine.

Baybars:– What has changed since that time? Didn’t the same fighting tactics remain from them? Simply, we, Huns restored the fighting tactics remained us from our forefathers and try to the domination in the world. But in order to be ruling all over the world we must try much… too much…

Munjuq :-My grandfather Oktar used to tell me that one day the king of the Pers, Dara, wanted to fight against the Iskits living in these places, for to make them obey them, and together with 700 thousand fighters came to these lands. The Iskits made them follow them so much that, at last the troops of Dara became too tired and became too thirsty. As a result of being thirsty and shortage of food created illness among the troops of the king of Pers.

Baybars:– Within two months the fighters of the king died because of the illness.

Munjuq:– It is true. At last the king of Pers wrote a letter to my grandfather, for at least there to be one fight among them, for him not to be disgraceful in the world. My grandfather agreed with him. Two troops stood face to face. The Iskits saw that Pers were too tired that they didn’t have any strength to fight. The Iskits didn’t want to fight against the weak Pers. They decided to let a rabbit run between the two troops. They did in this way. Instead of fighting the Iskits began to run after the rabbit. They sent news to the king of Pers that his soldiers are as weak as a running rabbit.

Baybars :( laughs) -They thought the matter of rabbit very well. Do you imagine, the Iskits are running after a rabbit and Pers are astonished with surprise why they are running.