According to historian Bálint Hóman, the original source of all extant Hungarian chronicles was the lost Gesta Ungarorum, which was written in the time of Saint Ladislaus.
Saint Catherine of Alexandria In the 1358th year of Our Lord's birth, in the eighth of the ascension of the same Lord, I started this chronicle on Tuesday about the old and new deeds of the Hungarians, their origin and growth, their triumphs and courage...It happened one day after they had gone hunting, in the wilderness a stag appeared before them, this was chased into the swamps of Maeotian...In the 373rd year of Our Lord's birth, in the time of Emperor Valens and Pope Celestine I, in the Six Ages of the World, the Huns living in the Scythia multiplied, they got together and appointed captains from among themselves: Béla, Keve the son of Csele of the Zemény clan, and Kadocsa, Attila, Keve, Buda the sons of Bendegúz of the Kadar clan, and then they decided to push into the western regions.
This legal custom was kept by the Huns, namely the Hungarians, until the time of Grand Prince Géza, son of Taksony.
And whoever disregarded the commandment and did not give a sufficient reason for it, according to Scythian law, was cut in two with a sword, exiled, or mercilessly pushed into ordinary slavery.While Detre and Macrinus had settled down and discussed and debated in this way, the Huns crossed the Danube on hoses at Sicambria in the silence of the night and cruelly killed the army of Macrinus and Detre, which was encamped in the field, because the city of Potentiana could not receive them.
When the Huns understood that their enemies had withdrawn, they returned to the battlefield and buried the corpses of their comrades and Captain Keve according to Scythian custom, – we think – by the side of the highway, an ornate stone idol was erected there, that place, that region was named Keveháza.
In the battle, the Huns thoroughly recognized both the spirit and the armed equipment of the Romans, so having organized their army, they headed towards Tulln, where their enemies gathered.
Macrinus also fell there, Detre was wounded in the forehead by an arrow, the entire Roman army was destroyed and fled.
After the army of Romans was dispersed at Zeiselmauer, they could not gather for war against the Huns for many years.In the 401st year of Our Lord's birth, in the 28th year since the arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia, according to the custom of the Romans, the Huns, namely the Hungarians unanimously exalted Attila as king above themselves, the son of Bendegúz, who was before among the captains.
After he could not take the city by any war machine, he now gave orders with Scythian insight and asked one-one saddle from one million of his valiant warriors, he stacked them under a huge pile under the wall, and commanded that the saddles be set on fire: their flames and heat cracked, demolished the walls and towers.
Seeing this, all the citizens left the city and fled to an island in the sea, near Aquileia, and determined to stay there forever, and it is called Venice to this day.Előd, Hungarian Chieftain Álmos, Hungarian Chieftain In the year of 677 after the incarnation of the Lord, 104 years after the death of King Attila of Hungary, in the time of Emperor Constantine III and Pope Zachary - as it is written in the Roman chronicle - the Hungarians came out the second time from Scythia.Ügyek's son Előd, fathered a son by the daughter of Eunodubilia in Scythian land, whose name was Álmos, because a bird in the shape of a falcon appeared in his mother's dream when she was pregnant, a rushing stream sprang from her womb, it grew, but not in its own land, and from this it was prophesied that glorious kings would come from her loins.
", as it is a common belief within the Scythians, that whoever they killed in their lives will serve them in the other world.After when Saint Stephen had been deemed worthy, and won the crown of the royal majesty by divine order, he waged a famous and profitable war against his maternal uncle named Gyula, who at that time ruled the entire Transylvanian country with his own power.Then, He sent his army against Kean, the leader of the Bulgarians and Slavs.
These peoples live in places that are very strong according to their natural location, therefore it cost him to much trouble and battle sweat until he finally defeated and killed the named leader.
The prince went to Bakony to hunt, but immediately left them and ran to Passau again to ask for help from the German king.At the same time, in the year 1263rd of the Lord, the people were running everywhere whipping themselves.In the year 1326th of the Lord, the king's son was born on 7 of March, whom he happily named Louis after his holy confessor brother.
King Louis on the Throne
The Historiographer
The Miraculous Deer
The First Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia
Attila's Battle With the Romans at Zeiselmauer
King Attila on the Throne
King Attila
King Attila
Attila is Besieging Aquileia
King Attila with the Turul bird in his shield
Foundation of Venice
King Attila and Pope Leo
The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia
The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia
The Arrival of the Hungarians in Pannonia (Detail)
Előd, Hungarian Chieftain
Álmos, Hungarian Chieftain
The Seven Captains
Árpád, the First Captain
Szabolcs, the Second Captain
Gyula, the Third Captain
Kund, the Fourth Captain
Chieftain Lehel, Bulcsú and Örs
Count Deodatus
Héder
Vencellin
Hont
Poth
Oliver and Rátold
Herman
Buzád
Keled
Simon and Michael
The Arrival of Different Clans to Hungary
Three Knights
Grand Prince Taksony
The Hungarians Are Destroying Bulgaria
Captain Lehel and Bulcsu Front of the German Emperor
Duel of Botond and the Greek Warrior in Front of the Gates of Constantinople
Captain Apor
Birth of King Stephen
Grand Prince Géza
The Decapitation of Koppány
King Saint Stephen in military ornament
King Saint Stephen captures Gyula
King Stephen on the Throne
The Victory of King Stephen over Kean, Duke of the Bulgarians and Slavs
King Stephen in Royal Regalia
The Foundation of Saints Peter and Paul Church of Óbuda
Prince Emeric's Funeral and the Blinding of Vazul
King Stephen Encourages Prince Andrew, Béla and Levente to Flee
King Stephen's Funeral
King Peter
King Peter Is Driven Away by Samuel Aba and His Soldiers
King Samuel Aba
Battle of Ménfő: Victory of Emperor Henry III Over King Samuel Aba
Battle of Ménfő: Killing of King Samuel Aba
King Aba's Envoy Delivers a Letter Written in Favor of Peace to the German Emperor
King Peter Gives Hungary as a Vassal to the German Emperor
Prince BéLa's Duel With the Pomeranian
King Peter's Blinding, Prince Andrew Takes the Crown
Coronation of King Andrew
The Destruction of Emperor Henry's Ships at Pozsony
The Scene of Várkony: The Crown and Sword
Prince Béla Wins the Crown
German Emperor Henry IV Brings Solomon Back to Hungary
King Solomon and His Younger Brother Prince David
Prince Ladislaus Is Fighting a Duel With a Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl
Prince Ladislaus Is Fighting a Duel With a Cuman Warrior Who Kidnapped a Girl
The Capture of Belgrade and the Distribution of the Spoils of War
The Feud Between King Solomon and Prince Géza
The People of Niš Pay Homage to King Solomon and Prince Géza
Prince Géza and Abbot Villermus
Escape of Prince Géza
The Vision of Prince Ladislaus
The Battle of Mogyoród
The Vision of King Géza and Prince Ladislaus
King Solomon Again Asks for Help From the German Emperor
The Escape of King Solomon
The Coronation of Ladislaus the First
King Saint Ladislaus, the Knight King
The Ruthenians Pledge Allegiance to King Ladislaus
Siege of Kraków
Construction of the Nagyvárad's Church
King Ladislaus Receives Ambassadors
Funeral of King Saint Ladislaus
The Coronation of Coloman
King Coloman and Prince Álmos in Front of the Church of Dömös
The Hunt in Csór
The Blinding of Prince Álmos and His Little Son Béla
King Coloman Wants to Capture Prince Álmos
The Coronation of Stephen II, Coloman's Son
The Assembly of the Realm of Arad
King Béla II
Coronation of King Géza II
King Géza II in Royal Regalia
German Emperor Konrad III and French King Louis VII March through Hungary with Their Crusader Army
King Géza II of Hungary and King Louis VII of France
The Coronation of Stephen III
Prince Ladislaus, the Usurper of the Throne and the Stealing of the Crown
The Usurper Prince Stephen
King Béla III
Coronation of King Emeric
King Emeric
Coronation of King Ladislaus III
King Ladislaus III
Coronation of King Andrew II
King Andrew II
King Andrew II at the Head of His Crusader Army
Coronation of King Béla IV
The First Arrival of the Mongols
The Fight of King Béla IV of Hungary with King Ottokar II of Bohemia
King Béla IV
Flagellants
Coronation of King Stephen V
King Ladislaus IV
The Second Mongol Invasion
Bishop Philip of Fermo, the Papal Legate Is Coming to Hungary
The Murdered King Ladislaus the Cuman and His Murderers
Prince Andrew Is Brought to Hungary
The Child Charles Robert Is Brought to Hungary
Prince Wenceslaus Arrives in Hungary
King Wenceslaus returns to Bohemia
The Priests of Buda Curse the Pope
Recovery of the Lost Crown
Cardinal Gentile Arrives in Hungary
Battle of Rozgony
King Charles Robert
The First Wife of King Charles Robert, Mary Is Placed in a Coffin
The Wedding of King Charles Robert With Elizabeth, the Daughter of the Polish King Władysław
Queen Elizabeth With Her Children
The Founding of the Monastery in Lippa
Saint Louis of Toulouse
Birth of King Louis
Birth of King Louis
Felician Záh's Assassination Against the Royal Family
The Defeat of King Charles in the Campaign Against Basarab
King Charles Receives the Envoy of Voivode Basarab