Editing History of Slovakia (section)

=== New migrations ===

[[File:Huns450.png|thumb|right|[[Germanic peoples|Germanic]] and other tribes within the Hun-dominated areas, around 450 AD]]
In the 4th century AD, the Roman Empire could no longer resist the attacks by the neighboring peoples.{{sfn|Barford|2001|p=25}} The empire's frontier started to collapse along the Danube in the 370s.{{sfn|Barford|2001|p=25}} The development of the [[Huns#Before Attila|Hunnic Empire]] in the [[Eurasian Steppes]] forced large groups of Germanic peoples, including the Quadi and the [[Vandals]], to leave their homelands by the Middle Danube and along the upper course of the river [[Tisza]] in the early {{nobr|5th century}}.{{sfn|Heather|2006|pp=195,202-203}} Their lands were occupied by the [[Heruli]], [[Sciri]], [[Rugii]] and other Germanic peoples.{{sfn|Bartl|Čičaj|Kohútova|Letz|2002|p=17}}{{sfn|Heather|2006|p=331}} However, the [[Carpathian Basin]] was dominated by the nomadic [[Huns]] from the early {{nobr|5th century}} and the Germanic peoples became subjects to [[Attila the Hun]].{{sfn|Bartl|Čičaj|Kohútova|Letz|2002|p=17}}{{sfn|Heather|2006|p=331}}

Disputes among Attila's sons caused the disintegration of his empire shortly after his death in 453.{{sfn|Barford|2001|p=43}}{{sfn|Heather|2006|pp=353-354}} The Germanic peoples either regained their independence or left the Carpathian Basin (like the Heruli and the Sciri, respectively).{{sfn|Heather|2006|p=355}} Warriors' graves from the next century yielded large number of swords, spears, arrow heads, axes and other weapons.{{sfn|Curta|2001|p=192}} Other archaeological finds, including a glass [[Beaker (archaeology)|beaker]] from [[Zohor]], shows that the local inhabitants had close contacts with the [[Frankish Empire]] and [[Scandinavia]].{{sfn|Curta|2001|p=192}}