According to a Hungarian relative, Hungarians are taught that they are descended from the Huns, and that Attila was a national hero.
Attila is indeed a national hero. The Magyars originated from the plains between the Volga and the Urals but that is only a small percentage of the DNA of most modern Hungarians. The country was all but depopulated twice by plagues, wars, etc and the rulers invited in neighboring Slavs and Germans to help repopulate it so their DNA profile looks very much like those of their neighbors. For example, there are plenty of blondes in Hungary.
Yup. And in both WW’s Germans were called “the Hun”. I’ve got the eyes. :^)
Yes, that is what Hungarians believe/once believed.