The Huns fighting the Alans, Peter Johann Nepomuk Geiger, circa 1873

Huns in battle with the alans, 1870s engraving after a drawing by johann nepomuk geiger (1805-1880). Huns in battle with the alans, by peter johann nepomuk geiger. Die hunnen im kampf mit den alanen [tr. , the huns in battle with the alans] (johann nepomuk geiger, 1873) the alans, an iranian people who lived north and east of the black sea, were europe's first line of defence against the asiatic huns. They were dislocated and settled throughout the roman empire. Date: circa 1873. Medium: woodcut print. Hunnen