Scourge of God

The Scourge of God may refer to:

Attila the Hun who was known by this name
(In medieval ecclesiastical legend) a generalized epithet for any disaster afflicting a nation because of sin
- The Black Death
- Genghis Khan, etc.
- (Alternately) the affliction of the virtuous through same, using "scourge" in the sense of purification through mortification
The Scourge of God (film), a 1920 film directed by Michael Curtiz
The Scourge of God (novel), a 2008 novel written by S. M. Stirling

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