The Huns were known to have used bows, tipped arrows, and layers of leather to serve as their war armor. Aside from these, they wore chain mail and steel helmets to cover their body during battles. They were very popular for having successful sieges because of the battles where they formally won over the Roman empire.
The king or queen had the ultimate authority to make decisions and did direct the state in an absolute monarchy.
Absolute monarchy is a form of monarchy in which one ruler possess supreme authority and where that authority is not restricted by any written laws, legislature, customs or constitution.Sometimes absolute monarchy are hereditary monarchies. On the other hand, in constitutional monarchies, the power of state's authority derives from and is legally bounded by a constitution or legislature.