A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

ATTILA

Sun, 9 Feb '25
Fifth-century conqueror who tried (and failed!) to take Rome
Fri, 27 Sep '24
Feared fifth-century leader
Tue, 25 Jun '24
Invader of Gaul in 451
Tue, 18 Jun '24
Number one Hun
Sat, 11 May '24
Raphael painted a fresco of him having an audience with Pope Leo I
Wed, 31 May '23
Fifth-century conqueror
Tue, 11 Apr '23
Hun from whom Dracula claims to be descended, in Bram Stoker's "Dracula"
Mon, 10 Apr '23
Fifth-century leader of the Huns
Fri, 7 Oct '22
Foe of the Roman Empire
Wed, 4 May '22
Feared fifth-century ruler
Mon, 27 Sep '21
___ the Hun
Sun, 25 Jul '21
Fifth-century conqueror defeated in the Battle of the Catalaunian Plains
Sat, 3 Jul '21
Verdi opera set during the fifth century