Hungarian Heritage Review, 1986 (15. évfolyam, 1-12. szám)

1986-01-01 / 1. szám

JANUARY 1986

HUNGARIAN HERITAGE REVIEW

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THE RIDE INTO HISTORY

— Part Two —

When the seven Magyar tribes, led by Arpad, wound down through the Pass of Vereczke in the Carpathians in 895 A.D., they literally rode into history. They were a nomadic group, famous for their horsemanship and their prowess with bow and

arrow. At the time of their historic journey they numbered probably a little less than five hundred thousand folk. And while their ride across the Carpathians was a beginning for them as a nation, it marked the end of a centuries-long quest

for a homeland.

Fighting Through

Even the end of the Magyar wanderings was marked by bitter fighting against two of their most fearsome enemies — the Bulgars,

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