Árpád
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Middle Ages
- Categories: Government and Politics, Royalty, Rulers, Nobility, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Empires, Dynasties, Invasions, Raids, Conquests, Sieges
- Curriculum: Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History
Article abstract: Árpád, the first great ruler of a united Hungarian people, led them in a conquest of the land that is present-day Hungary.
Early Life
Details of Árpád’s childhood and formative years are scarce. Most of the information concerning the early history of the Hungarians comes from accounts written hundreds of years later that relied on traditional lore passed through the generations by word of mouth. According to the Thuróczy Krónika (1486; Thuroczy Chronicle, 1978), the Hungarians were originally from the western...
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