ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ʌvðə fˈɪfθ sˈɛntʃɚɹi, ðə tˈɛɹɪtˌoːɹi ʌv fˈɔːɹmɚ ɹˈoʊmən pænˈoʊniə wʌz sˈiːdᵻd tə ðə hˈʌnz baɪ θiːədˈoʊsɪəs ɹˌoʊmən tˈuː, ænd ˈæftɚ ðə dˈɛθ ʌv ɐtˈɪlə ɪt səksˈɛsɪvli pˈæst ɛntˈaɪɚli ɔːɹ pˈɑːɹʃəli ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈændz ʌvðɪ ˈɑːstɹəɡˌɑːθs, lˈɑːmbɑːɹdz ænd dʒˈɛpɪdz.
In the middle of the 5th century, the territory of former Roman Pannonia was ceded to the Huns by Theodosius II, and after the death of Attila it successively passed (entirely or partially) into the hands of the Ostrogoths, Lombards and Gepids.